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SFL 134 | River vs Balushi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1973 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 250 p4p, 212 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrection - Chris Travis. Teodors Ozolinsh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson connects with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ozolinsh has Dickinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh is leaning against Dickinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ozolinsh effectively controlling the action here.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozolinsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozolinsh clinches with his opponent.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Dickinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh prevents Dickinson from breaking the clinch.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ozolinsh on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh.
Still in the clinch, Dickinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson keeps control of Ozolinsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
A cross from Ozolinsh lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Ozolinsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
As Dickinson backs off Ozolinsh throws a huge counter combo but Dickinson manages to avoid it all.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickinson 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.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is working Ozolinsh over against the cage.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh pushes off an throws an elbow but Dickinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Dickinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ozolinsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh dominated that round.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozolinsh clinches with his opponent.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickinson digs a right hand underneath Ozolinsh's ribcage. Ozolinsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ozolinsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Dickinson is having none of it.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Dickinson on the inside.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ozolinsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Dickinson misses with a jab to the body
and Ozolinsh counters with a big head kick but Dickinson shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
Dickinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ozolinsh avoided it.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the body.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Dickinson moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Dickinson tries to move into range but Ozolinsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dickinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick, looking for Dickinson's leg but Dickinson calmly moves out of range.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozolinsh has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickinson.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Ozolinsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozolinsh missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh is struggling to control the position.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
A hook to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a body punch.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Ozolinsh pushes Dickinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dickinson as the two fighters clinch.
Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson throws a shot from downtown. Ozolinsh moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson dodges the punch combination from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch 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 Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
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!
Dickinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Ozolinsh.
Good exchange - Dickinson coming out on top.
Dickinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dickinson connects with a right hand. Ozolinsh shakes it off.
A combination from Ozolinsh does no damage.
Teodors Ozolinsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozolinsh connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh clinches up against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand.
Dickinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Ozolinsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozolinsh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Ozolinsh. Those never looked like landing.
Ozolinsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dickinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickinson throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ozolinsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ozolinsh.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh - that landed with a thud.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh just leaning against Dickinson, taking a breather.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Dickinson's head.
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!
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
Dickinson lands a body punch.
Dickinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
Ozolinsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh is trying to stall.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh swinging wildly here.
Ozolinsh darts in and clinches Dickinson up against the cage.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch up but Dickinson keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Dickinson.
I think Dickinson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
An out of breath Sean Dickinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 526 p4p, 626 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 70 p4p, 84 weight class). Grigoriy Petrov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws the left hand but Dvalishvili avoids the punch easily.
Dvalishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Dvalishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dvalishvili looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but Dvalishvili moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Dvalishvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dvalishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dvalishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dvalishvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dvalishvili blocking some punches.
Dvalishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Dvalishvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dvalishvili throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Dvalishvili finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dvalishvili lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Dvalishvili misses.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvalishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dvalishvili checks it well.
Dvalishvili throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dvalishvili misses with a looping right.
Dvalishvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dvalishvili is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Dvalishvili.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Dvalishvili.
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili maintains the clinch.
Dvalishvili has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dvalishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dvalishvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dvalishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Dvalishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dvalishvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Dvalishvili moves out of range.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dvalishvili manages to avoid it.
Dvalishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dvalishvili forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
Dvalishvili is trying to push Petrov away but Petrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dvalishvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Dvalishvili's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Dvalishvili.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dvalishvili.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dvalishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Dvalishvili looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili scores with a leg kick.
Dvalishvili moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dvalishvili moves into the clinch.
Dvalishvili blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Dvalishvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Dvalishvili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Dvalishvili blocks the leg kick.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Dvalishvili.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from Dvalishvili.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Dvalishvili moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Dvalishvili misses the jab.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dvalishvili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov thows a body kick. Dvalishvili tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dvalishvili gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dvalishvili checks a low kick from Petrov.
Dvalishvili throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dvalishvili looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Dvalishvili throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Dvalishvili only half commits.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dvalishvili.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Dvalishvili takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov feints and then cracks Dvalishvili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dvalishvili down.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Dvalishvili ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Dvalishvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov cracks Dvalishvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dvalishvili lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigoriy Petrov 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.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dvalishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dvalishvili.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dvalishvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov lands a jab.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Dvalishvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Dvalishvili takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dvalishvili lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dvalishvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dvalishvili appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dvalishvili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Petrov is predictable there
and Dvalishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dvalishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dvalishvili tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Dvalishvili defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Dvalishvili moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili thumps Petrov with a low kick.
A left lands for Petrov.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but Dvalishvili moves his leg out of the way.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dvalishvili appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dvalishvili lands a head kick. Petrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov misses with a kick to the body.
Dvalishvili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dvalishvili slips a jab from Petrov.
Nice straight punches there by Dvalishvili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Dvalishvili slips the punch.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Dvalishvili jumps back.
Dvalishvili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dvalishvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov takes a swing at Dvalishvili's ribcage but misses.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dvalishvili looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from Dvalishvili.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Dvalishvili jumps back.
A lazy left from Dvalishvili finds it's target.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dvalishvili misses with a low kick.
Dvalishvili tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Dvalishvili works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dvalishvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov tries a low kick but Dvalishvili avoids it.
Dvalishvili is looking to counter punch.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dvalishvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Dvalishvili throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dvalishvili is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range.
Dvalishvili quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dvalishvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dvalishvili lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Dvalishvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dvalishvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dvalishvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvalishvili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dvalishvili.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov throws a hook but Dvalishvili blocks it.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrov.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Dvalishvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dvalishvili wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range nicely.
Dvalishvili is looking to clinch.
Dvalishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Dvalishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dvalishvili staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Dvalishvili scores with a body shot.
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 Koba Dvalishvili will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dvalishvili's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Dvalishvili's front leg but catches the back leg as Dvalishvili tries to avoid it.
Dvalishvili takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov throws a lazy head kick
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dvalishvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
Dvalishvili throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dvalishvili throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
Petrov throws a hook but Dvalishvili blocks it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dvalishvili.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dvalishvili.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dvalishvili throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov cracks Dvalishvili with a good jab.
Dvalishvili throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
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!
Dvalishvili loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dvalishvili back to the cage. Petrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dvalishvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dvalishvili stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dvalishvili tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dvalishvili.
Jab from Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Dvalishvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Dvalishvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dvalishvili throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Petrov.
Petrov punishes Dvalishvili's body with a nice straight punch.
Dvalishvili lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Dvalishvili moved out of range nicely.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov swings for the body but Dvalishvili moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dvalishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Dvalishvili saw that one coming.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dvalishvili doesn't seem bothered though.
Dvalishvili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dvalishvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dvalishvili.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Dvalishvili manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dvalishvili staying out of range there.
Dvalishvili is looking for a counter combo.
That kick from Dvalishvili tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dvalishvili missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov tries to bum rush Dvalishvili with a series of wild strikes but Dvalishvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dvalishvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dvalishvili cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dvalishvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Dvalishvili seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Dvalishvili throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dvalishvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dvalishvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dvalishvili throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dvalishvili momentarily.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dvalishvili throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Dvalishvili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dvalishvili on the side of the head.
Dvalishvili fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dvalishvili jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dvalishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvalishvili. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dvalishvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Dvalishvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dvalishvili connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dvalishvili misses with a hook.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Dvalishvili moved away.
Dvalishvili looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dvalishvili tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvalishvili misses with a combination
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvalishvili. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Dvalishvili steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grigoriy Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Our winner, Grigoriy Petrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 991 p4p, 825 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 137 p4p, 115 weight class). Smith has chosen Television - Marquee Moon as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gentil.
Gentil throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Gentil misses.
Gentil blocks a jab.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith punishes Gentil's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith jabs Gentil right on the nose. Gentil blinks but takes it well.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gentil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gentil tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentil off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Gentil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Gentil sees coming a mile off.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith punishes Gentil's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Gentil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gentil needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Gentil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice straight punches there by Gentil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gentil.
Good work by Gentil as he checks the leg kick.
Smith with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
letting Gentil counter with a right hand.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Smith lands a jab to Gentil's midsection.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gentil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smith scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gentil blocks the leg kick.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gentil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Smith tenderised Gentil's leg. Gentil is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Smith misses.
Gentil throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Gentil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints a jab promting Gentil to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gentil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gentil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Gentil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gentil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith jabs Gentil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentil's head backwards.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Gentil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Gentil is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentil throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gentil doesn't seem bothered though.
Gentil just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentil slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Gentil slaps the foot to one side.
Smith feints a jab promting Gentil to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gentil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith misses with a combination
and Gentil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentil is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Gentil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a left hand
letting Gentil counter with a right hand.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
Gentil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gentil scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Gentil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Smith is rocked!
Crack! Gentil connects with the perfect overhand right and Smith falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gentil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Gentil!
Our winner, Paulo Gentil, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soviet Remnant (ranked 303 p4p, 412 weight class) and Lynton Miller (ranked 44 p4p, 56 weight class). Miller has chosen Tool - Sober as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remnant looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller throws a hook but Remnant avoids it easily.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remnant.
Remnant tried to counter with a leg kick but Miller avoided it.
Remnant throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Remnant throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller tries to clinch but Remnant is having none of it.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Remnant.
Miller pushes Remnant up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Remnant lands with a light punch inside.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Remnant working aggressively here.
Miller misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Remnant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller is working for takedown but Remnant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Remnant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Remnant.
Remnant blocks an uppercut.
Miller has hold of one of Remnant's legs. Remnant is fighting the takedown attempt but Miller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miller trying to control but Remnant is working from the bottom.
Remnant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Remnant is keeping the position.
Miller prevents Remnant from getting back to his feet.
Remnant pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Remnant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Remnant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Remnant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remnant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Remnant avoids it really well and circles away.
Remnant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Remnant tries to escape but Miller is in control.
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Remnant tries to escape but Miller is in control.
Remnant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Miller grinds an elbow into Remnant's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller prevents Remnant from escaping the position.
Remnant explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Remnant digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Remnant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miller is working Remnant over with some ground and pound from side control.
Remnant wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Miller takes a little break here. Remnant wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Remnant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Miller asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Remnant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Remnant bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remnant clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remnant blocks a leg kick.
Remnant throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miller moves forwards but Remnant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remnant.
A head kick misses from Remnant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remnant leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Remnant throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Soviet Remnant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Remnant thumps Miller with a low kick.
Remnant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remnant cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soviet Remnant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Remnant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soviet Remnant dominated that round.
That's time! Remnant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Remnant misses with a looping left.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Remnant misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Remnant wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Remnant has wrist control.
Remnant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Remnant throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Remnant misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Remnant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Remnant jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remnant to score with a decent uppercut.
Remnant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Remnant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Remnant tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Remnant has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Miller is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Remnant misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant blocking some punches.
Remnant prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Remnant breaks from the clinch.
Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Remnant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Remnant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
A big right from Remnant misses.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Remnant defends it well.
Remnant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Remnant connects with a high kick.
Remnant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller fails with the takedown.
Soviet Remnant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Remnant scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soviet Remnant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Remnant.
Remnant scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Remnant lands an overhand right.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Remnant pushes him off.
Remnant connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Soviet Remnant is winning the standup battle so far.
Remnant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Remnant throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Remnant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remnant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remnant misses with a wild body shot.
Remnant scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick lands for Miller.
Remnant digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Remnant scores with a nice head shot.
Remnant lands a body shot.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Remnant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller walks into a jab.
Remnant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Remnant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller avoids the body shot from Remnant.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Remnant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Remnant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soviet Remnant dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Remnant throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller tries to clinch but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Remnant.
Remnant misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Remnant misses with an uppercut.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Remnant avoids it really well and circles away.
Remnant throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Remnant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Remnant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Remnant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remnant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Remnant throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Remnant slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Remnant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Remnant connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller checks a low kick from Remnant.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Remnant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remnant.
Remnant misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Soviet Remnant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Remnant tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Remnant moved out of range.
Remnant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remnant was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Remnant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Remnant is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Remnant's elbow.
Remnant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Miller.
Remnant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Remnant blocking some punches.
Remnant is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Remnant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Remnant digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Remnant lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Remnant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Remnant throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Remnant misses the target.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remnant throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Remnant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Remnant throws Miller to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Remnant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remnant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant scores with a punch to the head.
Remnant lands with a nice body punch.
Miller with the inside leg kick.
Miller 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.
Lynton Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remnant.
Miller with the counter takedown but Remnant avoids it easily.
Remnant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remnant.
Miller takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Remnant.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remnant scores with a jab to the head.
Remnant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Remnant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soviet Remnant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Remnant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soviet Remnant!
An out of breath Soviet Remnant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 433 p4p, 237 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 61 p4p, 29 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Valtteri Badass has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Valtteri Badass seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Badass misses with an uppercut.
Badass stuns Blyad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blyad checks a leg kick.
Blyad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Badass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badass throws a jab when Blyad was well out of range.
Badass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blyad's head backwards.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blyad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Blyad throws out a counter right but Badass avoids it with no problem.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Blyad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
A clash of legs there as Blyad blocks the low kick.
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badass moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Badass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyad is just out of range.
Badass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blyad at a distance.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad lands with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Badass.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Badass throws a wild body kick that Blyad sees coming a mile off.
Badass misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blyad! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blyad! But no joy.
Badass scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass lands an overhand right.
Badass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blyad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blyad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badass.
Badass jabs at Blyad's body.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badass cracks Blyad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Badass wants to land a leg kick but Blyad is out of range.
Blyad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blyad drops his hands momentarily and Badass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a leg kick which misses Blyad's front leg but catches the back leg as Blyad tries to avoid it.
Badass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blyad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Badass cracks Blyad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Badass lands a jab.
Badass motions for Blyad to come forward. Badass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Blyad misses
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Blyad misses.
Blyad missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blyad takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Badass throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blyad counters with a nice uppercut.
Blyad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badass.
It looks like Badass has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Badass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Badass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Badass cracks Blyad with a right hand to the side of the head.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Blyad has cracked Badass with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Blyad lands another huge swinging hook and Badass tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Badass, before Blyad can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ay Blyad!
Our winner, Ay Blyad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 242 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 31 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Pandens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilgore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore tries to clinch but Pandens moves away
and Pandens counters with a right hand to the body.
Pandens staying out of range there.
Kilgore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Kilgore blocks the body kick.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pandens blocks a head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore swinging wildly here.
Pandens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilgore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandens scrambles back to his feet.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilgore tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilgore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandens.
 It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandens only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Kilgore does it's job there.
A head kick by Kilgore misses
and Pandens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens with a hook.
Kilgore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens avoids a kick to the body.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore scores with a jab. Pandens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kilgore lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilgore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tacitus Kilgore's cut is getting worse.
Kilgore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilgore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kilgore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kilgore scores with a head kick.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandens can do to turn this around?
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pandens counter with a right hand.
Kilgore throws a lazy head kick
and Pandens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Kilgore is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pandens might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kilgore has got the better of the exchanges.
Pandens circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kilgore to the canvas! Kilgore doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pandens keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
After the fight, Azriel Pandens was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 366 p4p, 354 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 57 p4p, 56 weight class). Laine has chosen Peti - Oulu Shangri-la as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Alborz Mumu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alborz Mumu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Mumu off balance momentarily.
Mumu swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Mumu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine scores with a kick to the body.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Laine's coach down at FF Forever was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Laine's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mumu moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with the head strike.
Mumu 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.
Laine tries a body shot but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu trying to land knees to the body.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Mumu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab from Mumu.
Laine digs a good hook to Mumu's body.
Laine cracks Mumu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mumu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mumu clinches with his opponent.
Laine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Mumu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mumu has time to react.
Nice body kick from Laine.
Mumu is breathing heavily.
Laine lands a jab-cross combination.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mumu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Laine avoids it.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Mumu throws a big counter combination but Laine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laine throws a body punch but Mumu moves out of range.
Mumu wants to clinch.
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine tries to break free but Mumu pushes him back against the cage.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
Mumu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Mumu lands a body shot.
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu lands a right hand.
A short left from Mumu.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Mumu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laine on the side of the head.
Mumu clinches.
Laine cracks Mumu with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Mumu.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mumu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mumu checks the leg kick.
Mumu lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Mumu throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Mumu counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine blocks a jab.
Mumu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mumu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Mumu.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu trying to land knees to the body.
Mumu working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumu.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mumus head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oulu Laine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mumu doesn't seem phased though.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Mumu takes the fight into the clinch.
Mumu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mumu tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine lands a right hand.
Mumu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mumu moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
It looked like Mumu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mumu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mumu.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mumu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Mumu counters with a series of strikes. Laine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine misses with a kick to the body
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laine.
Mumu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu slips under a jab from Laine.
Mumu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Mumu moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mumu trying to land knees to the body.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
Laine lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with the combination.
Laine scores with a punch to the head.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Mumu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mumu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mumu moves to clinch but Laine breaks away
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mumu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mumu takes a step back to recover.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Mumu counters with a nice body kick.
Mumu looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laine misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mumu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mumu to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumu checks the leg kick.
Mumu lands a big head kick that sends Laine tumbling to the mat! Mumu takes a step backwards and waves Laine back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laine is rocked!
Mumu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine is still on wobbly legs! Can Mumu finish him?
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Mumu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laine seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mumu.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
Mumu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oulu Laine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Laine.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Mumu wants to clinch
and Laine counters with a left and a right that stings Mumu.
Mumu is rocked!
Laine drops Mumu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Laine follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 256 p4p, 200 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 44 p4p, 31 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire tries to bum rush Puno with a series of wild strikes but Puno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Puno's knee but Puno avoids it well.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puno walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Puno lands a nice looking body kick.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Puno lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno thumps McGuire with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puno. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Puno clinches up against the cage.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Puno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno scores with a hook to the body.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
A short right from Puno on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Still in the clinch, Puno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puno lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire is rocked!
Puno throws a big uppercut that drops McGuire! More strikes from Puno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McGuire lies dazed against the cage as Puno celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeronimo Puno!
Jeronimo Puno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Myers (ranked 165 p4p, 140 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 23 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Myers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Myers throws a body kick that misses.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Myers.
Koivisto misses the shot to the body.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Koivisto's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Myers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Myers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Myers lands with an overhand left.
Koivisto scores with a nice strike.
Myers misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers misses with a hook.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers scores with a head kick. Koivisto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Myers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers looks for the body kick but Koivisto saw that one coming.
Koivisto shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense.
Myers with the inside leg kick.
Cornelius Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myers misses with a body shot.
Koivisto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Myers connects with a solid leg kick.
Myers lands a leg kick that knocks Koivisto off balance momentarily.
Myers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Myers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koivisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Myers finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Myers.
Myers cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koivisto's sensitive parts.
Myers jabs Koivisto right on the nose. Koivisto blinks but takes it well.
Myers takes one to the chin there.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Koivisto walks into a jab.
Koivisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Myers. Myers obviously looking to wear him down.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a right hand that Myers ducks under and follows up with a left that Myers also avoids with ease.
Myers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koivisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Koivisto blocks the leg kick.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
A jab from Myers misses.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Koivisto.
A little feinted left hand from Myers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Koivisto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Myers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Myers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koivisto.
Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koivisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koivisto defends it easily.
Koivisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Koivisto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Myers's head.
Myers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koivisto throwing strikes but missing.
Koivisto looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Myers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab by Myers.
Koivisto throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Myers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koivisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers jabs Koivisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myers punishes Koivisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Myers.
Koivisto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Koivisto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Koivisto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Myers is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Koivisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Myers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Myers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Myers wants to get back to full guard.
Myers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koivisto thows a huge punch but Myers dodges it nicely.
Myers is looking to improve his position.
Koivisto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ground and pound from Koivisto.
Myers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Myers is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Koivisto.
Myers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koivisto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koivisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Myers's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers is pressing down on Koivisto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koivisto slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koivisto lands a nice short elbow.
Myers is looking to improve his position.
Koivisto winds up and cracks Myers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Myers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koivisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koivisto's back!
Koivisto is trying to break free.
Koivisto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
I really don't envy Koivisto right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myers doesn't have the hooks in and Koivisto manages to turn into his guard.
Koivisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Koivisto working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Koivisto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koivisto wants to pass the guard but Myers is keeping the position.
Myers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koivisto passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Myers cracks Koivisto with a good jab.
Koivisto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koivisto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koivisto blocks a leg kick.
Koivisto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myers's waist but Myers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koivisto off to one side.
Myers misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers misses with a combination
and Koivisto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Koivisto scores with a hook.
Myers looks for the body kick but Koivisto saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cornelius Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koivisto misses with a takedown attempt
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornelius Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultima Koivisto.
Myers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Myers.
Myers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koivisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koivisto goes for a double leg but Myers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Myers continues to drive forward.
Myers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Myers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koivisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koivisto throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Myers finds it's way through Koivisto's defenses.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Koivisto's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Myers.
Koivisto walks into a jab.
Myers misses with a right hand
enabling Koivisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Koivisto as he checks the leg kick.
Koivisto takes one on the button.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Koivisto finds it's target.
Cornelius Myers is winning the standup battle so far.
Myers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Myers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a nice hook to Koivisto's body. Koivisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Myers misses with a straight left.
Koivisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koivisto takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto throws a right hand that misses
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koivisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Koivisto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Myers defends it well.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koivisto. That did some damage!
Myers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koivisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Koivisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Koivisto tries to avoid it.
Koivisto throws a solid leg kick but Myers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koivisto.
Myers moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koivisto misses with a hook
and Myers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Myers moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Myers.
Koivisto looks for a takedown but Myers sprawls well.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Myers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Myers 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Myers!
Cornelius Myers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 38 p4p, 92 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 5 p4p, 13 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Al Balushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that River has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
River blocks a jab.
It looked like River was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
River really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Al Balushi counters with a straight right hand.
Al Balushi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as River is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Al Balushi throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Al Balushi blocks the low kick.
Al Balushi tries to counter with a clinch but River shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from River misses.
River scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick lands for Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River drops Al Balushi with a beautiful combination! Al Balushi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - River is looking for the KO!
Al Balushi is rocked!
It looks like Zaid Al Balushi has been cut.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Balushi is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
A jab from River misses.
Al Balushi seems to have recovered his senses.
River misses with a takedown
and Al Balushi counters with an inside leg kick.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al Balushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Balushi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Balushi slips under a jab.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
A head kick misses from River.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch.
Al Balushi lands an uppercut.
Al Balushi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Al Balushi lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River lands a nice uppercut.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Balushi tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Al Balushi back against the cage.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Al Balushi manages to break the clinch.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but River moved away.
River misses with a body shot
and Al Balushi counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but River moved away.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like River was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
River has his takedown stuffed
and Al Balushi counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Balushi's waist but Al Balushi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing River off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kollaa River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River throws the kick towards the body but Al Balushi avoids it.
Al Balushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi lands with a nice body punch.
Al Balushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Al Balushi's head back.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River throws a lazy right hand but Al Balushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Al Balushi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Balushi is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Balushi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
River looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for River.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
River swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Al Balushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi throws an off balance right hand
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaid Al Balushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River throws a hook to the side of Al Balushi's head but Al Balushi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Al Balushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Balushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al Balushi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by River.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Balushi.
River misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
River moves out of range as Al Balushi throws a body kick.
River defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Balushi 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.
Al Balushi stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Al Balushi tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from River misses.
Al Balushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick.
Al Balushi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from River.
Al Balushi throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a solid body kick.
Al Balushi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Al Balushi does it's job there.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot.
River throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River shoots and misses
and Al Balushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Balushi thuds his shin into the meat of River's side.
Al Balushi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Balushi lets loose with a powerful body kick. River will feel that in the morning.
Al Balushi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Balushi cracks River with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
River blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Al Balushi.
River throws a lazy body kick
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
River shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Balushi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Al Balushi pulls River in close to prevent any damage.
Al Balushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
River looking to sit in guard and control but Al Balushi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Balushi got a little sloppy there for a moment and River has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Balushi has managed to get both his arms back between River's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Al Balushi stacks River on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Al Balushi!
River is looking to regain half guard here but Al Balushi keeps moving and retains side control.
River holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
River is looking for a sweep.
Al Balushi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down River's shoulder. That is not cool.
River manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi wants to get back to full guard.
Al Balushi won't allow River to pass to mount.
Al Balushi trying to control but River postures up.
Al Balushi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River wants to control but Al Balushi is keeping him busy.
Al Balushi blocking the ground and pound attempt from River.
Al Balushi is doing well to control the position and prevent River from advancing to side control.
River trying to mount his opponent but Al Balushi defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River controlling the action here.
River thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
River wants to pass the guard but Al Balushi is defending well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
River thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Balushi's head.
River is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Balushi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that is checked
so River counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
River loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
River preventing the sweep.
River trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
River trying to control but Al Balushi is working from the bottom.
River working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
River has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Balushi trying to keep a closed guard but River is proving a slippery customer.
River postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kollaa River had his way with Zaid Al Balushi in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Al Balushi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from River.
Al Balushi unleashes a big counter combination but River bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al Balushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi scores with a decent looking hook.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi checks a low kick from River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Al Balushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
River thows a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Balushi defends it nicely.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Al Balushi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
River motions for Al Balushi to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Good leg kick by River.
Al Balushi is looking to clinch.
Al Balushi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
River throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Al Balushi throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
River thows a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Al Balushi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
Zaid Al Balushi is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Zaid Al Balushi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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