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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toran Roth (ranked 3199 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Andy Coooie Cobber (ranked 394 p4p, 499 weight class). Roth comes to the cage accompanied by Dogodine u Prizrenu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Coooie Cobber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Roth blocks the leg kick.
Coooie Cobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Coooie Cobber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coooie Cobber.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coooie Cobber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coooie Cobber has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roth dodges the punch combination from Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber misses with a two punch combination.
Roth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Coooie Cobber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coooie Cobber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coooie Cobber lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coooie Cobber with a knee to the head.
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coooie Cobber throws a sloppy head kick and Roth moves out of range easily.
Coooie Cobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth misses with a two punch combination.
Coooie Cobber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Coooie Cobber sprawls and moves away.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body shot.
Roth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roth throws a leg kick but Coooie Cobber checks it.
Roth misses with a takedown attempt - Coooie Cobber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coooie Cobber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coooie Cobber.
Roth misses with a wild combination.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Coooie Cobber lands a body shot.
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth tries to bum rush Coooie Cobber with a series of wild strikes but Coooie Cobber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coooie Cobber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coooie Cobber has one foot on Roth's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth connects with a crisp jab.
Coooie Cobber moves in looking to clinch but Roth pushes him off.
Coooie Cobber clinches up with Roth and pushes him back against the cage.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roth tries to land a leg kick but Coooie Cobber saw it coming and moves away.
Coooie Cobber throws a low kick but Roth moves out of range easily.
Roth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coooie Cobber throws out the jab.
Coooie Cobber looks to land a combination but Roth avoids it well.
Coooie Cobber throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body shot.
Coooie Cobber tries to bum rush Roth with a series of wild strikes but Roth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth avoids the head kick by Coooie Cobber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coooie Cobber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roth's head.
Roth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coooie Cobber.
Roth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coooie Cobber wants to get back to his feet but Roth is dominant here and he's now got Coooie Cobber's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth controlling from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coooie Cobber rolls, trying to escape but Roth keeps control of the position.
Roth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Coooie Cobber is trying to get back to his feet but Roth has full control of the position and if anything, Coooie Cobber has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber is really stuck here.
Roth has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coooie Cobber's body.
Coooie Cobber can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Coooie Cobber breaks Roth's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Coooie Cobber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coooie Cobber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Coooie Cobber moves out of range easily.
Roth goes for a double leg but Coooie Cobber avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coooie Cobber continues to drive forward.
Coooie Cobber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Roth takes an elbow to the temple.
Roth decides to pull guard.
Coooie Cobber decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Andy Coooie Cobber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roth thows a body kick. Coooie Cobber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Coooie Cobber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roth tries to counter by clinching up but Coooie Cobber breaks away and moves out of range.
Coooie Cobber clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coooie Cobber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coooie Cobber can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body punch.
Roth is trying to break the clinch but Coooie Cobber is controlling him.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth blocks a head kick by Coooie Cobber.
Toran Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roth slips a straight right by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roth back to the cage. Coooie Cobber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but Coooie Cobber shows good takedown defense.
Coooie Cobber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coooie Cobber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Roth backs off Coooie Cobber throws a huge counter combo but Roth manages to avoid it all.
Andy Coooie Cobber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coooie Cobber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roth.
Roth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but Coooie Cobber shows good takedown defense.
Despite the aggression on Coooie Cobber's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toran Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coooie Cobber was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coooie Cobber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber throws a series of punches but Roth moves out of range.
Roth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Coooie Cobber does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth shoots in looking for a takedown but Coooie Cobber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Coooie Cobber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick but Roth moves out of range.
Coooie Cobber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coooie Cobber manages to circle out of the way.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Roth - just one landing.
Roth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coooie Cobber's waist but Coooie Cobber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roth off to one side.
Coooie Cobber misses with a body shot.
Coooie Cobber keeps Roth at a distance using the push kick.
Roth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coooie Cobber avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Coooie Cobber tenderised Roth's leg. Roth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coooie Cobber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coooie Cobber moves into the clinch successfully.
Coooie Cobber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Coooie Cobber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Roth content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roth wants to control but Coooie Cobber is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber tries to improve position but can't.
Roth trying to control the position but Coooie Cobber is working away.
Coooie Cobber tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Coooie Cobber right now.
Coooie Cobber wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth controlling well, preventing Coooie Cobber from escaping the position.
Coooie Cobber trying to get back to his feet but Roth is in full control for now.
Roth has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coooie Cobber's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Coooie Cobber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coooie Cobber throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coooie Cobber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Coooie Cobber moves out of range easily.
Roth misses with a two punch combination.
Roth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coooie Cobber as he avoids it easily.
Coooie Cobber throws out a counter right but Roth avoids it with no problem.
Coooie Cobber clinches with his opponent.
Coooie Cobber swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coooie Cobber connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Coooie Cobber misses
and Roth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roth tries to bum rush Coooie Cobber with a series of wild strikes but Coooie Cobber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coooie Cobber avoids the head kick by Roth.
Coooie Cobber defending well as Roth loads up on a big left hand.
Coooie Cobber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth gets the takedown into side control.
Coooie Cobber is looking for a sweep.
Coooie Cobber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Roth gets a double leg takedown into Coooie Cobber's guard.
Coooie Cobber wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
Coooie Cobber seems keen to control Roth's posture.
Coooie Cobber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coooie Cobber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roth, up you get!
Coooie Cobber leaves Roth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coooie Cobber! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coooie Cobber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coooie Cobber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Coooie Cobber throws a right hand that Roth ducks under and follows up with a left that Roth also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Roth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Roth backs off Coooie Cobber throws a huge counter combo but Roth manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Coooie Cobber misses.
Roth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roth throws a jab but it's blocked by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Coooie Cobber.
Roth feinted with a counter takedown.
Coooie Cobber misses with the combination.
Roth throws an off balance right hand
letting Coooie Cobber counter with a right hand.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toran Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toran Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coooie Cobber sizes up Roth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coooie Cobber avoids it really well and circles away.
Coooie Cobber scores with a punch to the head.
Coooie Cobber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coooie Cobber clinches.
Coooie Cobber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coooie Cobber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coooie Cobber swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber has Roth pressed against the cage, preventing Roth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coooie Cobber struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Roth manages to break the clinch.
Roth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coooie Cobber wants to stand up but Roth is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coooie Cobber holds on and takes a little breather.
Coooie Cobber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coooie Cobber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roth wants to control from the top but Coooie Cobber keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Coooie Cobber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coooie Cobber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Coooie Cobber!
Andy Coooie Cobber decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Barnes (ranked 3418 p4p, 3302 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 429 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Barnes jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jeff Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barnes blocks it well.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnes tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Barnes's side.
Johnson throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Barnes slips a straight right by Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Barnes throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Johnson misses.
As Johnson looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Johnson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 2445 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 326 p4p, 428 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ragnaar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mustasch - The Wave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
Ragnaar scores with a jab. Cubbedge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot
and Cubbedge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cubbedge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Cubbedge blocks it.
Cubbedge avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnaar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Cubbedge moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Cubbedge moved away.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar jabs Cubbedge right on the nose. Cubbedge blinks but takes it well.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a looping left.
Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Cubbedge moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits.
Ragnaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cubbedge .
Cubbedge jabs Ragnaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cubbedge works over Ragnaar's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Ragnaar.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ragnaar did well to prevent Cubbedge getting side control.
Cubbedge trying to control from half guard but Ragnaar is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cubbedge seems to be looking for submissions.
Cubbedge throwing shots but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cubbedge wants to work for an arm triangle but Ragnaar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cubbedge works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar blocking the ground and pound.
Cubbedge goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ragnaar is on top in guard.
Ragnaar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cubbedge is trying to keep Ragnaar in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries to strike from the bottom.
Cubbedge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ragnaar manages to get himself to full guard.
Ragnaar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ragnaar is trying to control the position but Cubbedge postures up.
Ragnaar keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Cubbedge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Cubbedge will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ragnaar ducks right into an uppercut from Cubbedge .
A left lands for Ragnaar.
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cubbedge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnaar cracks Cubbedge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cubbedge moves away.
Cubbedge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
It looks like Ragnaar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge throws a big shot that misses.
Cubbedge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Cubbedge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cubbedge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnaar misses the target.
Ragnaar stuns Cubbedge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease.
Ragnaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Ragnaar misses.
Cubbedge 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnaar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
Ragnaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cubbedge in his tracks.
Cubbedge looks to clinch
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cubbedge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cubbedge ! But no joy.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Cubbedge misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnaar connects with a single shot there.
 Cubbedge is rocked!
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar misses with a hook. Cubbedge ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cubbedge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Cubbedge . That snapped Ragnaar's head back.
Ragnaar lands a body shot.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Ragnaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
Cubbedge throws out a counter right but Ragnaar avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnaar connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cubbedge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ragnaar's waist but Ragnaar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cubbedge off to one side.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnaar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Cubbedge down.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar works the jab nicely.
Ragnaar thuds his right hand into Cubbedge 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Cubbedge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cubbedge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnaar scores with a jab.
Ragnaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Cubbedge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnaar throws a solid leg kick but Cubbedge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Cubbedge should have avoided that one.
Cubbedge misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cubbedge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Ragnaar finds it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick.
Cubbedge throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Cubbedge avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cubbedge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a looping left.
Cubbedge walks into a jab.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
A big left from Cubbedge misses.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Ragnaar is having none of it.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Cubbedge moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cubbedge ! But no joy.
Cubbedge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Cubbedge avoids it.
Nils Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Cubbedge throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cubbedge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Cubbedge fails to land with a series of punches.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnaar throws a big shot that misses.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cubbedge tries a low kick but Ragnaar avoids it.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar throws a quick counter head kick but Cubbedge was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnaar cracks Cubbedge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar cracks Cubbedge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cubbedge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cubbedge moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with the body kick
enabling Cubbedge to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnaar staying out of range there.
Cubbedge blocks a head kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge lands a really nice looking cross but Ragnaar seems unphased.
Ragnaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragnaar tries to land a front kick but Cubbedge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cubbedge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cubbedge can do to turn this around?
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Ragnaar moved away.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Cubbedge misses.
Ragnaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cubbedge .
Cubbedge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Cubbedge 's head.
Ragnaar jabs at Cubbedge 's body.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cubbedge throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnaar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 2012 p4p, 4206 weight class) and African King (ranked 272 p4p, 500 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
A jab from Nakamura does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakamura drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Nakamura.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nakamura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nakamura.
Nakamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a head kick.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamura defends it nicely.
Gurizuri Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of African King.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nakamura was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King preventing the sweep.
Nakamura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
King has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nakamura has passed into side control.
King is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura scores with punches from side control.
King is rocked!
It looks like African King has been cut.
A big shot lands for Nakamura! That's hurt King! Will he recover? Nakamura fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidelity Castro (ranked 2216 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 300 p4p, 340 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei shoots and misses
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro as he jumps to the side.
La Vellei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
Donk. Castro catches La Vellei right on the button with a cross.
Castro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vellei manages to avoid it.
Castro pushes La Vellei up against the cage in a clinch.
La Vellei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro tries to break the clinch but La Vellei is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
La Vellei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Vellei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Vellei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Vellei.
Castro misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Vellei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Vellei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Vellei shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but La Vellei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
La Vellei scores with a sloppy right hand. Castro should have avoided that one.
La Vellei looking to score a takedown here. Castro is defending well but La Vellei drives through and ends up in Castro's guard.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
La Vellei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
La Vellei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Vellei trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is pushing down on Castro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castro is fighting to maintain full guard but La Vellei has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Vellei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Vellei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Vellei drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now La Vellei has Castro in his guard.
Castro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Vellei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Castro wants to control from the top but La Vellei keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
La Vellei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castro manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Vellei distracts Castro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Castro keeping moving, preventing La Vellei from controlling successfully.
Castro is trying to control the position but La Vellei postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Vellei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
La Vellei trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
La Vellei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
La Vellei wants to stand but Castro is controlling his posture from full guard.
La Vellei looking to sit in guard and control but Castro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
La Vellei controls Castro momentarily but Castro frees himself.
La Vellei looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castro passes into half guard.
La Vellei actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fidelity Castro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Vellei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Castro avoids the body shot from La Vellei.
Sloppy strikes from La Vellei. Those never looked like landing.
La Vellei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
La Vellei keeps the fight on the outside.
Castro tries to clinch up.
La Vellei misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
La Vellei lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Vellei throws a head kick that misses.
Castro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castro throws a combination that misses
enabling La Vellei to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but La Vellei persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Castro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
La Vellei looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
La Vellei throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro misses with a wild combination.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro wants to clinch up but La Vellei keeps it at a distance.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
La Vellei throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
La Vellei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but La Vellei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Vellei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but La Vellei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
La Vellei shoots in but no luck this time.
La Vellei shoots for a double leg takedown but Castro sprawls well. He's pushed La Vellei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castro works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Vellei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but La Vellei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fidelity Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Vellei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as La Vellei blocks the low kick.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Vellei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Vellei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
La Vellei throws a head kick that misses.
La Vellei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Castro misses its target.
Castro moves away from the strike by La Vellei.
La Vellei fails with a takedown attempt.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
La Vellei blocks a low kick nicely.
La Vellei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but La Vellei persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Vellei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
La Vellei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Castro wants to clinch.
Castro throws a hook but La Vellei avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from La Vellei is defended easily by Castro.
Nice straight punches there by La Vellei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Vellei.
La Vellei closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castro's guard.
Castro pushes La Vellei off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
La Vellei misses with a takedown attempt
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
La Vellei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Vellei throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Nice jab there from Castro.
La Vellei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
Fidelity Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but La Vellei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidelity Castro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Castro ducks under a wild hook from La Vellei.
Castro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Vellei misses with a takedown attempt
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Vellei lands a head kick!
Castro slaps away a takedown attempt from La Vellei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
La Vellei throws an overhand right that lands on Castro's shoulder, as Castro tries to avoid the shot.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Vellei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Vellei with a poor takedown
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Fidelity Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
Horrible takedown attempt by La Vellei or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro, which made it look bad.
La Vellei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Vellei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
La Vellei shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Vellei is defending well for now.
Castro is stalling here.
Castro is trying to maintain a safe position but La Vellei gets an underhook and turns Castro into the cage.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Castro missing with a left hand there. La Vellei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Vellei looks for the body kick but Castro saw that one coming.
La Vellei loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
La Vellei shoots for a takedown but Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
La Vellei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castro on his heels. He'll look to pass Castro's guard now, I'm sure.
La Vellei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
La Vellei postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of La Vellei, into his guard.
Castro tries to stand but La Vellei is controlling from the bottom.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castro passes into half guard.
Castro prevents La Vellei from improving his position.
Castro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from La Vellei.
La Vellei is trying to improve his position.
La Vellei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
La Vellei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro swivels and escapes.
La Vellei closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. La Vellei pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castro checks a leg kick.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Vellei can do to turn this around?
La Vellei closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. La Vellei pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Castro is looking to clinch but La Vellei is avoiding it.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
La Vellei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Vellei misses with a body shot
and Castro counters with a head kick.
La Vellei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castro sizes up La Vellei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
La Vellei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooh!!! Castro has knocked La Vellei down with a huge combo! Castro steps away and waves a wobbly La Vellei back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
La Vellei is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of La Vellei's head, knocking him out cold! Castro is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fidelity Castro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 2148 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Joe Smo (ranked 291 p4p, 361 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smo rushes Kuznetsov and presses him up against the cage.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Kuznetsov can't break the clinch.
Kuznetsov working hard to break the clinch.
Smo working aggressively here.
Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo closes the distance and pushes Kuznetsov back into the cage.
Smo misses with some punches.
Smo prevents Kuznetsov from breaking the clinch.
Smo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuznetsov smiles and moves away.
Smo tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws a shot to the body.
Smo has Kuznetsov up against the cage in a clinch.
Smo fails to pull guard.
Kuznetsov tries to break free but Smo pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuznetsov walks away with a smile on his face. Smo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Smo.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuznetsov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Smo moves to clinch but Kuznetsov breaks away
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice body shot.
Smo tries to clinch up but Kuznetsov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Smo.
Smo clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Smo tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Smo moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that Smo avoids nicely.
Smo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smo moves away.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Smo's shoulder, as Smo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Smo.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Smo ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Smo.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
Smo is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Smo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smo.
Smo drives through and clinches with Kuznetsov against the cage.
Smo controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smo in his tracks.
Smo clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Smo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuznetsov smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Smo.
Smo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smo is looking to clinch.
Smo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Smo moves in looking to clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Smo.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Smo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smo tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.
Smo is trying to pull guard but Kuznetsov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov can't break the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Smo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuznetsov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smo clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smo closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Smo.
Smo tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Smo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smo lands a nice uppercut.
Smo prevents Kuznetsov from breaking the clinch.
Smo manages to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Smo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smo wants to clinch
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
Smo tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smo rushes Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Smo avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smo checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Smo's ribs.
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Smo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smo tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Kuznetsov lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo drives through and clinches with Kuznetsov against the cage.
Smo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov is defending well.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuznetsov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smo darts in and clinches Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is trying to break the clinch but Smo has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smo blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Smo is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Smo tries to clinch
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Smo is rocked!
Kuznetsov drops Smo with a huge uppercut! Smo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kuznetsov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 3032 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 377 p4p, 186 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire digs a good body shot into Bates's ribs.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Zaire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bates.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
Bates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bates blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Bates's front leg but catches the back leg as Bates tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates misses with a looping right.
Zaire walks into a left hand.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Bates misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bates scores with a decent looking hook.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Zaire takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Zaire misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Zaire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zaire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaire is out of range and Bates settles back down.
Zaire is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Bates tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaire manages to circle out of the way.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Zaire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bates. Bates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bates lands with a right hand.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zaire but Zaire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Bates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bates moves forwards but Zaire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaire thows a body kick. Bates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bates. That did some damage!
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Zaire.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates scoring well with a low kick there.
Bates avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire slips under a jab from Bates.
Zaire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bates had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
Bates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Bates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Bates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Zaire. Beautiful body shot.
Zaire checks a low kick from Bates.
Bates misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
A cross from Zaire lands.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bates on the side of the head.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Zaire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
Zaire scores with a punch to the head.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates slips a jab from Zaire.
Bates fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaire just manages to avoid it.
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
Zaire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Zaire does no damage.
Zaire checks a low kick from Bates.
Bates checks a leg kick nicely.
Bates clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaire.
Bates lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Zaire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Zaire.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Zaire cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaire! But no joy.
Bates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire slips a straight right by Bates.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bates can pounce on him.
Zaire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bates on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire scores with a spinning back kick!
Bates throws a one two combo.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Zaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire scores with a jab. Bates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates slips under a jab.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates misses the jab.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Bates's leg. Bates is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bates tries to clinch up.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Bates throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Zaire lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire slips a jab from Bates.
Bates misses the jab.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zaire connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Bates's body. Bates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Bates misses.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaire counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Bates scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Zaire throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Zaire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bates.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Bates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaire is able to avoid easily.
Zaire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Bates's belly button to the back.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bates throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Jab by Zaire.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire thumps Bates with a low kick.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates staying out of range there.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Bates jabs at Zaire's body.
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Bates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Bates smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zaire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaire lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire slips under a jab from Bates.
Bates misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaire cracks Bates with a good jab.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaire, as that shot connected.
Zaire misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 1263 p4p, 3508 weight class) and Tigran Minasian (ranked 171 p4p, 419 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tigran Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minasian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Minasian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Minasian working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Minasian stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean being controlled for a moment.
Dean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minasian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Minasian tries to advance to mount but can't.
Minasian controls the position from side control.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Minasian drags him back down.
Dean trying to remain calm as Minasian controls from the top position.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet.
Minasian slows the pace down.
Minasian swings around for an armbar but Dean sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Minasian's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand but Minasian is controlling his posture from full guard.
Minasian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minasian works his way into side control.
Minasian moves into full mount!
Dean squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Minasian controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian fails to advance to Dean's back.
Minasian controlling the pace for now.
Minasian goes for an armbar but Dean turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dean.
Dean tries to stand but Minasian is controlling from the bottom.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Minasian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minasian passes into half guard.
Minasian is taking a breather. Dean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Minasian trying to pass the guard but Dean defending well.
Minasian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minasian wants to free his trapped foot but Dean is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Minasian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minasian was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Minasian is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dean scores with a jab to the head.
Dean leaves Minasian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Minasian or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean, which made it look bad.
Dean leaves Minasian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brian Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Minasian.
Minasian takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian wants to take the fight to the mat but Dean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minasian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dean prevents it.
Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean scores with a jab.
Minasian looking to score a takedown here. Dean is defending well but Minasian drives through and ends up in Dean's guard.
Minasian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minasian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dean tries to get out of the position.
Dean is looking to stand up but Minasian isn't so interested in that idea.
Minasian looking to pass the guard.
Minasian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian forces his way into half guard.
Dean tries to kick Minasian off but Minasian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Minasian wants to work for an arm triangle but Dean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minasian on the ground.
Dean pushes Minasian off looking to stand but Minasian dives back in and keeps control.
Minasian looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minasian uses his free foot to push down on Dean's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Dean really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Minasian controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Minasian has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Minasian looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Minasian looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dean is holding on tight.
Minasian looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dean is controlling an arm, preventing Minasian from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Minasian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Minasian content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Minasian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minasian.
Minasian shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Minasian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Minasian pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minasian looking for a takedown.
Brian Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Minasian.
Minasian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minasian.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Minasian has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dean is trying to push Minasian away but Minasian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Minasian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tigran Minasian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minasian misses with a takedown
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minasian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minasian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean connects with a jab.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean lands a big right hand that sends Minasian crashing to the mat! Dean stays standing though and waves Minasian back to his feet!
Minasian is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean flashes Minasian a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Minasian's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Minasian crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dean punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Dean!
Brian Dean seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 1247 p4p, 990 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 181 p4p, 142 weight class). Abner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulls On Parade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Abner misses
enabling Ape to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ape moves out of range as Abner strikes.
Ape jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ape tries to keep at a distance but Abner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ape tries to work over Abner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ape lands with a light punch inside.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape slows down the pace here.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but Abner blocks with his arms.
Ape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ape scores with a shoulder strike.
Abner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ape stalls.
Abner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ape is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape throws out a loose jab but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner throws a nice looking combination but Ape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abner's corner calls for a 1-2. Abner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ape moves in looking to clinch but Abner pushes him off.
Ape wants to clinch.
Abner throws a head kick but Ape moves out of range.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ape swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ape wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Ape's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good shot there by Ape.
Abner lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Abner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ape.
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ape at a distance.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
Abner lands a head shot.
No joy there for Abner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ape throwing a counter right hand but Abner manages to avoid it.
Ape takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ape throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ape scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ape is out of range and Abner settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abner. That's going to slow Ape down.
Ape is looking to clinch.
Abner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ape scores with a head kick.
Cayden Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ape fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ape tried to counter with a leg kick but Abner avoided it.
Abner connects with a high kick.
Ape connects with a leg kick.
Abner throws an overhand right that lands on Ape's shoulder, as Ape tries to avoid the shot.
Ape lands a jab to Abner's midsection.
Abner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abner misses with a body shot
and Ape counters with a left to the body.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Abner misses.
Abner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ape avoids a kick to the body.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abner is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner moves into the clinch.
Abner is still on wobbly legs! Can Ape finish him?
Ape lands a nice uppercut.
Ape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Abner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abner seems to have recovered his senses.
Ape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ape just leaning against Abner, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Ape.
Ape dips a shoulder and cracks Abner with a mighty uppercut! Abner falls back against the cage and Ape unloads with a barrage of strikes! Abner is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ape screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Ape!
After winning the bout, Grey Ape thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Cayden Abner had this to say: 'Well that was fun, but the result was all wrong and kinda sucked. Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 1139 p4p, 838 weight class) and Jake Drummond (ranked 162 p4p, 123 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jake Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen Lo throws a jab when Drummond was well out of range.
Chen Lo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drummond.
Chen Lo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond throws a poor cross that misses
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen Lo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chen Lo misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Drummond finds it's target.
Drummond works over Chen Lo's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Chen Lo tries to move into range but Drummond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drummond misses with a combination
and Chen Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Drummond throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo tries to counter by clinching up but Drummond breaks away and moves out of range.
Chen Lo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Drummond's ribcage but misses.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
Drummond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chen Los jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drummond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chen Lo thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chen Lo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drummond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Drummond strikes.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo lands a right hook to the body.
Chen Lo connects with a looping right hand.
Drummond misses with a shot to the body
and Chen Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drummond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drummond scores with a head kick.
Chen Lo tests Drummond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Drummond moved away.
Drummond unleashes a big counter combination but Chen Lo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Drummond.
Chen Lo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
Drummond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chen Lo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond connects with the punch.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Chen Lo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drummond.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Drummond.
Drummond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range and Drummond settles back down.
Chen Lo with a nice calf kick.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Chen Lo counters with an outside leg kick.
Drummond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Timiko Chen Lo's cut is getting worse.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Drummond blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Drummond misses its intended target.
Drummond moves in looking to clinch but Chen Lo pushes him off.
Drummond jabs at Chen Lo's body.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drummond.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drummond is able to avoid easily.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chen Lo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drummond.
Chen Lo scores with a hook to the body. Drummond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drummond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with an inside leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Drummond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drummond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drummond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chen Lo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drummond.
An inside leg kick from Chen Lo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond needs to keep his hands up - Chen Lo had a free shot at his head there.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo scores with a nice head shot.
Drummond misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
Chen Lo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drummond.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drummond's sensitive parts.
Drummond feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
Drummond thumps Chen Lo with a low kick.
Chen Lo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Drummond avoids it easily.
Drummond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chen Lo lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Drummond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
That's time! Chen Lo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drummond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Jake Drummond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drummond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drummond clobbers Chen Lo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drummond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen Lo. Chen Lo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen Lo thumps Drummond with a low kick.
Drummond tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Drummond moved away.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drummond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen Lo.
Drummond misses with a shot to the body
letting Chen Lo counter with a right hand.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
Drummond tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond throws a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chen Lo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Drummond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Drummond throws a head kick but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Drummond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range and Drummond settles back down.
Drummond scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen Lo should have avoided that one.
Drummond walks into a stiff left hand from Chen Lo.
Nice uppercut there from Drummond.
Drummond tries to score with a low kick but Chen Lo moves his leg out of the way.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot.
Chen Lo connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo tries to bum rush Drummond with a series of wild strikes but Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chen Lo lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chen Lo connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drummond throws a series of punches but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen Lo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Drummond tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo jabs Drummond right on the nose. Drummond blinks but takes it well.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Chen Lo blocks the leg kick.
Drummond moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
A head kick from Drummond lands but Chen Lo takes it in his stride.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Drummond misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drummond lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a jab when Chen Lo was well out of range.
Chen Lo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot.
Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Drummond swings widly with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drummond moves away.
Chen Lo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drummond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by Drummond.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen Lo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chen Lo lands an overhand right.
Drummond misses with a body shot
and Chen Lo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drummond's knee momentarily.
Chen Lo connects with a looping right hand.
Chen Lo clobbers Drummond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Nice body kick from Chen Lo.
Drummond is breathing heavily.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Drummond.
Chen Lo tries to work over Drummond's front leg with a kick but Drummond checks it.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head but Chen Lo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond swings widly with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drummond won't be happy with that.
Chen Lo working the head and body with strikes.
Drummond is trying to improve his position.
Drummond struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond is trying to get back to half guard.
Chen Lo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chen Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chen Lo misses with a head kick.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
Chen Lo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drummond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen Lo counters with a straight right hand.
Drummond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chen Lo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drummond throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Drummond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Drummond is looking to slow Chen Lo down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen Lo counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Chen Lo tenderised Drummond's leg. Drummond is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drummond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drummond throws a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Drummond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo tests Drummond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drummond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Drummond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen Lo jabs Drummond right on the nose. Drummond blinks but takes it well.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Drummond misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drummond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chen Lo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drummond is trying to break the clinch but Chen Lo has him pressed against the cage.
Drummond manages to break the clinch.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chen Lo scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Chen Lo dips to his left and cracks Drummond with an uppercut!
Drummond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chen Lo. That one must have hurt.
Drummond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drummond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drummond will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Drummond is predictable there
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Chen Lo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo misses with a series of wild punches.
Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond.
Drummond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drummond motions for Chen Lo to come forward. Drummond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
Drummond misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Chen Lo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen Lo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drummond momentarily.
Drummond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond throws a lazy right hand but Chen Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Drummond blocks it.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drummond feints a jab promting Chen Lo to slip. Drummond then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chen Lo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen Lo jabs Drummond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen Lo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drummond keeps working.
Drummond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chen Lo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drummond can't do much from the bottom here.
Chen Lo stands up and beckons Drummond to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands the left hand.
Drummond throws a series of punches but Chen Lo moves out of range.
A low kick from Drummond is predictable there
and Chen Lo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Drummond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Drummond off the cage and back into range.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond.
Drummond scores with a decent looking hook.
Drummond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo drives through with a takedown into Drummond's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo is in close to Drummond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drummond is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drummond is adopting a defensive guard.
Drummond looking for a sweep. Not yet Drummond, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drummond is trying to control the position but Chen Lo postures up.
Drummond controlling Chen Lo's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chen Lo controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chen Lo slips under a jab from Drummond.
Drummond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drummond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Drummond throws a poor cross that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo connects with a leg kick.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Chen Lo counters with a good low kick that Drummond was not able to check.
Drummond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Drummond misses
and Chen Lo counters with a low kick, right behind Drummond 's knee.
Drummond is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chen Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drummond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chen Lo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drummond can do to turn this around?
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Drummond throws a hook but Chen Lo avoids it easily.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drummond's head backwards.
Chen Lo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drummond misses with a looping left.
Drummond throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chen Lo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Drummond.
Chen Lo defending well as Drummond loads up on a big left hand.
Drummond throws a poor cross that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Drummond misses
and Chen Lo counters with a low kick, right behind Drummond 's knee.
You can see that Drummond has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Chen Lo's shoulder, as Chen Lo tries to avoid the shot.
Chen Lo lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Chen Lo coming out on top.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Chen Lo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Chen Lo.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drummond throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo misses with a leg kick.
Drummond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Chen Lo slips under a jab from Drummond.
Nice uppercut there from Drummond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo had his way with Jake Drummond in that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Drummond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chen Lo misses with a hook. Drummond ducked under it nicely.
Drummond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chen Los jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab from Chen Lo.
Drummond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chen Lo checks it well.
Drummond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drummond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chen Lo scrambles back to his feet.
Drummond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chen Lo.
Drummond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drummond scores with a punch to the head.
Drummond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen Lo in his tracks.
Drummond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen Lo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drummond misses with a body shot
and Chen Lo counters with a straight right hand.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a leg kick.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen Lo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drummond lands a leg kick that knocks Chen Lo off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Drummond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drummond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drummond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drummond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chen Lo has time to react.
Chen Lo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Drummond does it's job there.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but Drummond moves out of range easily.
And Drummond tries to counter it with a takedown but Chen Lo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses.
Chen Lo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timiko Chen Lo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo cracks Drummond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Chen Lo - just one landing.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
As Drummond looks to move away, Chen Lo throws a big counter combo but Drummond just gets out of the way.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Chen Lo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drummond doesn't seem phased though.
Drummond throws a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Drummond feints the counter takedown.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Chen Lo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo counters with an outside leg kick.
Chen Lo blocks a head kick by Drummond.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Drummond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drummond down.
Chen Lo jabs Drummond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo blocks a jab.
Drummond throws a right hand that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Drummond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chen Lo.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drummond misses with a leg kick.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chen Lo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Drummond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drummond down.
Drummond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chen Lo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Drummond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo connects with a right hand. Drummond shakes it off.
Drummond thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
Drummond throws a leg kick
letting Chen Lo counter with a right hand.
Chen Lo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chen Lo slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Chen Lo blocks the low kick.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drummond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut. Drummond saw that one coming.
Chen Lo throws a chopping leg kick but Drummond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
Jake Drummond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timiko Chen Lo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chen Lo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo is the new middleweight champion!
Timiko Chen Lo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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