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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Steel (ranked 2404 p4p, 23944 weight class) and Jerome Winters (ranked 343 p4p, 786 weight class). Winters comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Avatar - Colossus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerome Winters enters the cage!

225 cm
23
265
4 - 1 - 0
196 cm
25
260
6 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Winters!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.

Steel gets caught flat footed, as Winters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Winters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.

Steel has his foot on Winters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winters works his way back into a safe position though.
Winters trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel is pulling down on Winters's head. It's preventing any offense from Winters, at least for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winters working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Winters puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel wants to control but Winters is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Steel actively working from the bottom here.

Steel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Winters in particular looking to stall.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Winters is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Steel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winters pulls his head out easily.
Steel trying to control but Winters postures up.

Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winters wants to stand but Steel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Steel gets back to full guard.
Winters preventing the sweep.

Steel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.

Steel is looking for a triangle but Winters pushes his legs off easily.
Winters trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.

Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Steel working for a triangle but Winters defends it easily.

Winters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winters has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Steel has his foot on Winters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winters works his way back into a safe position though.

Steel working for submissions but it's allowed Winters to get to half guard.

Steel looking for submissions off his back.
Steel is staying active underneath Winters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Steel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Steel is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Winters frees his head nicely. Oh but Steel has switched to an armbar! Winters is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Steel!
A very excited looking Daniel Steel 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 2150 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Atilla Dorn (ranked 296 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be fireworks!

188 cm
26
212
10 - 8 - 0
188 cm
25
211
5 - 4 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atilla Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorn.
Dorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corcoran avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corcoran.
A head kick misses from Dorn.
Dorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corcoran.
Corcoran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Dorn misses.
It appears Corcoran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Corcoran tries to work over Dorn's front leg with a kick but Dorn checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorn is out of range and Corcoran settles back down.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Dorn misses with an uppercut. Corcoran saw that one coming.
Corcoran misses with a low kick.
Dorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corcoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorn.
A swing and a miss from Dorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Corcoran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corcoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Dorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinny Corcoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corcoran misses with a straight left.
That kick from Corcoran tenderised Dorn's leg. Dorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corcoran tried to score with a low kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corcoran with a body shot.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Dorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
Dorn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corcoran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn slips a jab from Corcoran.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Dorn misses with a straight left.
Corcoran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corcoran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a straight right hand.
Corcoran scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corcoran throws a low kick but Dorn moves out of range easily.
Dorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corcoran tries to move into range but Dorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corcoran lands a head shot.
Corcoran is looking to land body kicks.
Corcoran scores with a nice right hand.
Dorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorn slips a straight right by Corcoran.
Dorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn 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.
A swing and a miss from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dorn takes a step back to recover.
Corcoran connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorn connects with a nice looking jab.
Corcoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corcoran.
Dorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corcoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corcoran scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corcoran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corcoran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorn is out of range and Corcoran settles back down.
Dorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corcoran throws out the jab.
Dorn tries to clinch but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran connects with a looping right hand.
Dorn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corcoran on the side of the head.
Dorn throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Corcoran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dorn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corcoran can pounce on him.
Corcoran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dorn on the side of the head.
Dorn throws a jab when Corcoran was well out of range.
Corcoran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinny Corcoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dorn moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn tries to score a body lock takedown but Corcoran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corcoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn connects with a knee to the head.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but Corcoran blocks with his arms.
Dorn tries a knee to the head but Corcoran blocks it.
Dorn misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dorn backwards.

Corcoran breaks the clinch.
Corcoran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dorn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corcoran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Corcoran throws a chopping leg kick but Dorn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dorn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corcoran misses with a low kick.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Corcoran is looking to chop away at Dorn's legs.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Dorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Corcoran feints and then cracks Dorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorn down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorn swings widly with a right hand
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Corcoran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
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.

Corcoran looks to land a left hand but Dorn moved out of range nicely.
Dorn throws a big shot that misses.
Corcoran slips under a jab from Dorn.
Corcoran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorn can do to turn this around?
Corcoran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corcoran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corcoran connects with a nice looking jab.
Corcoran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corcoran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corcoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dorn on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Dorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corcoran throws out the jab.
Dorn tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Dorn wants to land a leg kick but Corcoran is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dorn's hands.
Corcoran throws a low kick but Dorn avoids it.
Corcoran tries to work over Dorn's front leg with a kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corcoran.
A good leg kick by Corcoran.
Dorn tries to bum rush Corcoran with a series of wild strikes but Corcoran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorn defending well as Corcoran loads up on a big left hand.
Dorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dorn avoids the body shot from Corcoran.
Corcoran feints and then cracks Dorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorn down.
Dorn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corcoran.
Corcoran misses the jab.
Corcoran throws a wild body kick that Dorn sees coming a mile off.
Dorn throws a head kick but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dorn blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corcoran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corcoran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Corcoran takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn tries to clinch up.
Dorn misses with an uppercut. Corcoran saw that one coming.
It looked like Corcoran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dorn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corcoran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Corcoran's head.
Dorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Corcoran tried to score with a low kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn darts in trying to clinch
and Corcoran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corcoran lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses with a head kick.
Corcoran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corcoran scores with a decent looking hook.
Corcoran misses with a body shot.
Dorn misses the jab.
Corcoran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Dorn there.
Corcoran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorn lands a jab to the nose.
Corcoran misses with a right hand
enabling Dorn to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Corcoran misses.
Corcoran tries to land a leg kick but Dorn saw it coming and moves away.
Corcoran loads up on a big right hand but Dorn slips the punch.
Dorn is looking to clinch.
Corcoran loads up on a big right hand but Dorn slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Corcoran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorn tries to move into range but Corcoran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corcoran motions for Dorn to come forward. Corcoran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dorn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dorn throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
Dorn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dorn moves away from the strike by Corcoran.
Jab from Dorn.
Corcoran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corcoran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dorn's head.
Vinny Corcoran is winning the standup battle so far.
Corcoran wants to land a leg kick but Dorn is out of range.
Dorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corcoran looks for the body kick but Dorn saw that one coming.
Dorn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corcoran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorn scrambles back to his feet.
Corcoran dodges the punch combination from Dorn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Corcoran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorn checks a low kick from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Dorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corcoran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corcoran throws a hook but Dorn blocks it.
Corcoran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corcoran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corcoran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Dorn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corcoran throws a looping overhand right but Dorn ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Corcoran is just out of range.
Dorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran connects with a solid leg kick.
Dorn throws a leg kick
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corcoran as he avoids it easily.
Corcoran throws the left hand but Dorn avoids the punch easily.
Corcoran looks to land a left hand but Dorn moved out of range nicely.
Corcoran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corcoran.
Dorn throws a series of punches but Corcoran moves out of range.
Dorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corcoran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dorn is able to avoid easily.
Corcoran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dorn momentarily.
Dorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran lands with a straight right. Dorn didn't see that one coming.
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!
Dorn takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corcoran.
Dorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorn tries to clinch up but Corcoran circles away and keeps his distance.
Corcoran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corcoran throws a hook to the side of Dorn's head but Dorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Dorn misses
and Corcoran counters with a nice body kick.
Dorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corcoran circles away quickly and effectively.
Corcoran tests Dorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinny Corcoran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice jab there from Corcoran.
Dorn tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corcoran connects with a solid leg kick.
Dorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corcoran as he avoids it easily.
Vinny Corcoran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilla Dorn.
Dorn blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corcoran thinks about countering with a body kick.
Corcoran swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorn.
Dorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corcoran moves away.
Dorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corcoran throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corcoran.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorn wants to clinch up but Corcoran keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Corcoran misses the target.
Corcoran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Atilla Dorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corcoran, pushing him back against the cage.

Corcoran breaks the clinch.
A big right from Corcoran misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Dorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorn throws out a counter right but Corcoran avoids it with no problem.
Dorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Dorn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Corcoran explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corcoran misses with an uppercut. Dorn saw that one coming.
Corcoran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dorn slips under a jab.
Dorn throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorn lands with a hook. Corcoran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corcoran connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Corcoran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dorn thows a leg kick but Corcoran checks it
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corcoran lands a body shot.
Corcoran with a nice calf kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Corcoran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corcoran, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!

Vinny Corcoran wins by unanimous decision!

Vinny Corcoran spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Camden (ranked 2043 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 291 p4p, 339 weight class). Kim Kitsuragi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

185 cm
26
185
5 - 5 - 0
183 cm
26
185
7 - 5 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Kitsuragi !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Winston Howard.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsuragi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camden.
Camden swinging wildly here.
Camden lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kim Kitsuragi has been cut.
Camden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitsuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Camden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitsuragi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camden's hands.
Kitsuragi cracks Camden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Camden instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitsuragi is trying to force a seperation but Camden has the dominant position.
Kitsuragi blocks an uppercut.
Camden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kitsuragi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Camden gets a clinch.
Camden tries to work over Kitsuragi 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden misses with a hook to the ribs.

Camden breaks from the clinch.
Camden 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.
Kitsuragi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jaco Camden has been cut.
Kitsuragi lands a body shot.

Camden has managed to clinch.

Kitsuragi 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitsuragi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kitsuragi cracks Camden with an open hand slap.
Kitsuragi lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsuragi throws a shot to the body.
Camden wants to clinch.

Camden gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden misses with a punch to the body.
Kitsuragi wants to get back to striking at distance but Camden won't allow it.
Camden misses with a punch to the body.

Kitsuragi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camden tries to clinch up.
Kitsuragi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camden is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kitsuragi .
Camden misses with a two punch combination.
Kitsuragi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitsuragi lands with a straight right. Camden didn't see that one coming.
Kitsuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitsuragi digs a good hook to Camden's body.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kitsuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick but Camden moves out of range.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kitsuragi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.

Camden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camden pushes off an throws an elbow but Kitsuragi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Camden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camden throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Kitsuragi breaks from the clinch.
Camden throws a combination that misses
and Kitsuragi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kitsuragi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kitsuragi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Kitsuragi both land. Nice combination.
Camden is looking to clinch but Kitsuragi is avoiding it.
Kitsuragi lands a jab to Camden's midsection.
Camden misses with a double jab
and Kitsuragi counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camden tries to bum rush Kitsuragi with a series of wild strikes but Kitsuragi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looks to throw the jab but Camden is out of range.
Kitsuragi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kitsuragi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaco Camden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden connects with a jab.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kitsuragi lands a really nice looking cross but Camden seems unphased.
Camden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camden misses with a double jab
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camden thinking.
Camden is looking to clinch but Kitsuragi is avoiding it.
Kitsuragi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camden misses with a hook to the body
and Kitsuragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitsuragi throws a good cross that connects.
Kitsuragi lunges at Camden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camden's hand.
Camden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitsuragi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kitsuragi throws out a loose jab but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Kitsuragi dominated 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.

Kitsuragi scores with a leg kick.
Jaco Camden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitsuragi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camden.
Kitsuragi blocks a jab.
Camden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kitsuragi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitsuragi with a nice cross.
Camden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camden throws an overhand right that lands on Kitsuragi 's shoulder, as Kitsuragi tries to avoid the shot.
Kitsuragi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camden throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice body shot.
Kitsuragi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitsuragi jabs Camden right on the nose. Camden blinks but takes it well.
Camden misses with a series of wild punches.
Kitsuragi throws a big counter head kick but Camden avoids it with no problem.
Kitsuragi throws a shot from downtown. Camden moves away and avoids it.
Camden tries to clinch up.
Camden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kitsuragi jabs at Camden's body.
Kitsuragi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden wants to clinch up but Kitsuragi keeps it at a distance.
Camden throws a combination that misses
and Kitsuragi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camden tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves away
and Kitsuragi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kim Kitsuragi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kitsuragi looks to land a right hand but Camden moved out of range.
Camden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch but Kitsuragi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Camden clinches up against the cage.
Kitsuragi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kitsuragi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kitsuragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camden takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Camden clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camden misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden digs a right hand underneath Kitsuragi 's ribcage. Kitsuragi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camden misses with a punch on the inside.
Camden scores with a shoulder strike.

Kitsuragi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camden is looking to slow Kitsuragi down with leg kicks.
Camden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camden tries to clinch but Kitsuragi is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Kitsuragi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitsuragi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camden tries to clinch up but Kitsuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Camden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Camden throws a hook to the side of Kitsuragi 's head but Kitsuragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kitsuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitsuragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camden throws a right hand that Kitsuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kitsuragi also avoids with ease.
Camden lands with a nice combination. Kitsuragi backs away looking to recover.
Kitsuragi lands a lovely overhand right.
Camden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kitsuragi can pounce on him.
Camden misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden scores with the left hand. Kitsuragi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kitsuragi thows a body kick. Camden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A cross from Kitsuragi lands.
Kitsuragi jabs at Camden's body.
Camden throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Camden tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
Kitsuragi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kitsuragi lands a head shot.
Camden tries to clinch up but Kitsuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Camden darts in trying to clinch
and Camden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kitsuragi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitsuragi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kitsuragi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camden doesn't seem bothered though.
Camden wants to clinch
and Kitsuragi counters with a stiff right hand.
Camden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camden.
Kitsuragi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Camden lands a lovely overhand right.
Camden tries to bum rush Kitsuragi with a series of wild strikes but Kitsuragi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitsuragi throws a good cross that connects.
Kitsuragi scores with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Kitsuragi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A combination from Camden does no damage.
Camden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitsuragi lands with a hook. Camden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Camden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kitsuragi blocks an uppercut.

Kitsuragi manages to break the clinch.
Camden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Kitsuragi .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi 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.
Kitsuragi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camden.
Kitsuragi is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Camden does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camden.
Kitsuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Camden moves out of range easily.
Camden tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves away
enabling Kitsuragi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kitsuragi lands a jab to Camden's midsection.
Camden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kitsuragi cracks Camden with an open hand slap.
Kitsuragi cracks a nice hook into Camden's ribs.
Kitsuragi lands with an overhand left.
Kitsuragi throws a big shot that misses.
Camden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kitsuragi lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kitsuragi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi tries to land a front kick but Camden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden lands a jab.
Kitsuragi scores with a spinning back kick!
Camden wants to clinch up but Kitsuragi keeps it at a distance.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kitsuragi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Camden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camden misses with an elbow over the top.

Camden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitsuragi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camden doesn't seem bothered though.

Camden clinches up against the cage.

Kitsuragi breaks from the clinch.
Camden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kitsuragi counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Camden needs to keep his hands up - Kitsuragi had a free shot at his head there.
Kitsuragi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camden.
A right-left combo lands from Camden.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camden doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitsuragi circles away.
Kitsuragi cracks Camden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kitsuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kitsuragi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitsuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Camden 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitsuragi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kitsuragi lands the left hand.
Kitsuragi lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camden throws a combination that misses
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice leg kick.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitsuragi punishes Camden's body with a nice straight punch.
Camden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Camden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kitsuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kitsuragi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim Kitsuragi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kitsuragi dips to his left and cracks Camden with an uppercut!
Kitsuragi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camden.
Jaco Camden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kitsuragi 's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitsuragi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kitsuragi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kitsuragi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Kim Kitsuragi !
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Kim Kitsuragi !
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Kim Kitsuragi !

Kim Kitsuragi wins by unanimous decision!

After winning the bout, Kim Kitsuragi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 1186 p4p, 1921 weight class) and Yuxiang Wu (ranked 181 p4p, 277 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Roberto Fabinho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuxiang Wu's chin.

193 cm
25
200
6 - 3 - 0
181 cm
25
192
7 - 5 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuxiang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho connects with a jab.

Fabinho dives in and scores a takedown into Wu's guard.

Wu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a solid left hand.

Wu is looking for a triangle but Fabinho pushes his legs off easily.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wu is keeping the position for now.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Wu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabinho is one step ahead there.

Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Fabinho stopping the sweep attempt from Wu.

Wu is looking for a triangle but Fabinho pushes his legs off easily.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fabinho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wu keeping full guard, as Fabinho tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fabinho is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fabinho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fabinho lands a nice forearm strike.
Fabinho looks up at the clock and then as Wu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fabinho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fabinho works to advance to full mount. Wu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.
Fabinho landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fabinho trying to control but Wu is having none of it.
Wu taking shots to the head.
Fabinho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho looking to control but Wu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fabinho avoids the attempt from Wu to control.
Fabinho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wu is looking to improve his position but Fabinho isn't that keen on the idea.
Wu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fabinho 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.
Wu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wu looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fabinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wu has managed to get both his arms back between Fabinho's legs - danger averted.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Fabinho is retaining full guard.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wu preventing the sweep.

Fabinho is looking for a triangle but Wu pushes his legs off easily.
Wu looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fabinho throws an overhand right that lands on Wu's shoulder, as Wu tries to avoid the shot.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Wu.
Fabinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fabinho defends it well.
Fabinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fabinho throws a poor cross that misses

and Wu counters with a single leg into guard. Fabinho didn't expect that.

Fabinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fabinho looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wu slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Wu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fabinho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wu is looking to work some ground and pound but Fabinho has wrist control.
Wu wants to pass the guard but Fabinho is keeping the position.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.

Wu has gone for a leg lock! Fabinho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wu's guard.


Wu has his foot on Fabinho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fabinho works his way back into a safe position though.
Fabinho lands a couple of elbows.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fabinho is aware though and is defending well.
Fabinho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wu's head.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a solid left hand.
Fabinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho forces his way into half guard.
Fabinho is looking to advance position but Wu won't allow it.
Wu is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wu looking for submissions off his back.
Wu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wu.
Wu working a defensive guard but Fabinho manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fabinho tries to move to mount but Wu blocks the move with his legs.
Wu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Fabinho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is refusing to be controlled, as Fabinho sits in half guard.
Fabinho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Wu with the active half guard here but Fabinho passes nicely into side control.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wu can do to turn this around?
Wu is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Wu gets caught flat footed, as Fabinho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wu has momentary wrist control but Fabinho slips an elbow through the middle.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fabinho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.

Wu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fabinho is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wu.
Fabinho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wu won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.

Wu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu tries to get to full guard but Fabinho has control of the leg.

Fabinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Wu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fabinho pulls his head out easily.

Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabinho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fabinho lands a couple of good shots and Wu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yuxiang Wu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho connects with a big shot to the side of Wu's head.

Fabinho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wu for a finish.
Fabinho cracks Wu with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wu from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wu rolls, trying to escape but Fabinho keeps control of the position.
Wu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fabinho is landing with some decent strikes but Wu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Wu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho lands a nice shot to the head.
Wu is rocked!
Fabinho unloading with bombs!
Wu is still in real trouble! Can Fabinho finish him?
Fabinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fabinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fabinho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fabinho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wu's head.
Fabinho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabinho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabinho slips nicely into half guard.
Fabinho trying to control the pace.
Fabinho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wu for as long as he can get away with.
Wu seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho continues to stall.

Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fabinho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!

Roberto Fabinho wins by unanimous decision!

A victorious Roberto Fabinho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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pop
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RATING
40%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 1201 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 162 p4p, 176 weight class). Eugeniy Tryastsyn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akira Maeda's chin.

192 cm
24
209
6 - 5 - 1
185 cm
23
222
5 - 2 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maeda rushes Tryastsyn and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maeda - that landed with a thud.

Maeda tightens his grip and picks Tryastsyn up, before dumping him to the ground. Tryastsyn manages to land in guard.
Tryastsyn keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Tryastsyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tryastsyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Tryastsyn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.


Tryastsyn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Maeda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Maeda wants to control but Tryastsyn is keeping him busy.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tryastsyn actively working from the bottom here.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is trying to control the action in half guard but Tryastsyn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Tryastsyn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Tryastsyn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is nestled in close to Tryastsyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn gets full guard.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Tryastsyn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda passes Tryastsyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda 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.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.

Tryastsyn actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maeda trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maeda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maeda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maeda working the ground and pound effectively.
Tryastsyn is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tryastsyn is squirming around, avoiding Maeda's attempts to control the action.
Tryastsyn can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tryastsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Tryastsyn.
Maeda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tryastsyn! But no joy.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.
Maeda takes one on the button.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook.
Maeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tryastsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Tryastsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn misses with a right hand
and Maeda counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Tryastsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda lands a slapping body shot.
Maeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tryastsyn can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Tryastsyn finds it's target.
Maeda slips a jab from Tryastsyn.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tryastsyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Tryastsyn misses.
Maeda swings for the body but Tryastsyn moves out of range.
Tryastsyn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Maeda moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tryastsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maeda.
Maeda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tryastsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maeda's elbow.
Maeda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Maeda.
Tryastsyn is breathing heavily.

Tryastsyn breaks the clinch.
Tryastsyn takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Tryastsyn throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Maeda scores with a body shot.
Maeda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tryastsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tryastsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Tryastsyn lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Tryastsyn misses its intended target.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maeda scores with a shot to the body.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Tryastsyn.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tryastsyn moves away.
Tryastsyn throws an overhand right that lands on Maeda's shoulder, as Maeda tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tryastsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maeda is looking to wear down Tryastsyn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maeda takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tryastsyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Tryastsyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maeda. Tryastsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.

Maeda has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maeda fails to land.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maeda keeps control of Tryastsyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maeda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Tryastsyn back against the cage.
Tryastsyn is trying to stall.
Tryastsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn just leaning against Maeda, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Maeda lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Maeda.
Maeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tryastsyns head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Maeda.
Tryastsyn stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
Maeda tries to score a body lock takedown but Tryastsyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Maeda.
Maeda lands a body shot.
Maeda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tryastsyn leaning against his opponent.
Maeda pushes Tryastsyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maeda stalling.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
Maeda lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Maeda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tryastsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tryastsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot.
Tryastsyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tryastsyn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tryastsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryastsyn.
Maeda is looking to counter punch.
Tryastsyn avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Tryastsyn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tryastsyn misses with a body shot
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Maeda connects with a right hand. Tryastsyn shakes it off.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tryastsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Tryastsyn throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tryastsyn manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tryastsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
It seemed like Tryastsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tryastsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Maeda scores with a sloppy right hand. Tryastsyn should have avoided that one.
Maeda tries to clinch but Tryastsyn is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maeda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tryastsyn on his heels. He'll look to pass Tryastsyn's guard now, I'm sure.

Tryastsyn looking for a guillotine here but Maeda defends easily.
Maeda trying to control but Tryastsyn is working from the bottom.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryastsyn keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.

Tryastsyn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maeda defends well.

Tryastsyn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maeda is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Tryastsyn keeps moving.

Tryastsyn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maeda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maeda is pushing down on Tryastsyn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tryastsyn is fighting to maintain full guard but Maeda has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tryastsyn looking for submissions off his back.
Maeda is nestled in close to Tryastsyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda prevents Tryastsyn from improving his position.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Tryastsyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda slows the pace down in half guard.
Maeda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Tryastsyn trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
Maeda controlling the action here.
Maeda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tryastsyn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maeda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Akira Maeda!

Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!

Akira Maeda gave a mention to 160Q Energy for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Farquharson (ranked 714 p4p, 1050 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 105 p4p, 159 weight class). Farquharson comes into the arena with Danny Vera - Roller Coaster blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

196 cm
26
230
9 - 4 - 0
199 cm
25
243
11 - 9 - 0
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor jabs at Farquharson's body.
Okafor swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Okafor cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Farquharson half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been told by Farquharson's head coaches at ZuccoTraining Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Farquharson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a solid body kick.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
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!
A head kick from Farquharson lands but Okafor takes it in his stride.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okafor swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
It looked like Farquharson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
Farquharson connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farquharson.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor misses with a hook
and Farquharson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farquharson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farquharson with a body shot.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Okafor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
A shot to the body from Okafor misses
and Farquharson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Farquharson ducks down to avoid it.
Okafor lands a nice shot that snaps Farquharson's head back.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Farquharson counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Okafor as he connects with a hook.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Farquharson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Farquharson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Farquharson seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farquharson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Okafor avoids it.
Okafor's coach down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okafor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
It appears Farquharson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Farquharson counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Farquharson misses the target.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farquharson to score with a decent uppercut.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farquharson has time to react.
Okafor connects with a single shot there.
Farquharson fakes the leg kick and cracks Okafor in the body.
Farquharson keeps Okafor at a distance using the push kick.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
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!
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farquharson counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okafor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farquharson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farquharson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Okafor's head.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
A shot to the body from Okafor misses
and Farquharson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Okafor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson slips a jab from Okafor.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
Okafor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okafor misses with a shot to the body
and Farquharson counters with a head kick.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Farquharson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farquharson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
It looked like Farquharson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Okafor.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Okafor throws a hook but Farquharson avoids it easily.
Farquharson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Okafor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Farquharson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
Nice body kick from Farquharson.
Okafor digs a good body shot into Farquharson's ribs.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Farquharson counters with a good, hard body kick but Okafor shrugs it off.
Okafor misses with a left hand
enabling Farquharson to counter with a crisp jab.
Farquharson lands with a slapping head kick.
Okafor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
Okafor with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Okafor misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farquharson takes one to the chin there.
John Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Farquharson lands but Okafor takes it in his stride.
Jab by Farquharson.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farquharson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor sizes up Farquharson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson lands a high kick!
Okafor throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farquharson counters with a big head kick but Okafor shrugs it off.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Farquharson counters with a body kick.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Okafor.
Farquharson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Okafor catches Farquharson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Farquharson counters with a quick kick to the body but Okafor blocks it.
Okafor misses with a jab to the body
and Farquharson counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okafor! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Farquharson.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Okafor moves out of range easily.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farquharson with a hook.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okafor lands with a hook. Farquharson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
Okafor misses with a body shot
and Farquharson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Okafor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Okafor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor jabs at Farquharson's body.
Farquharson connects with a leg kick.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Okafor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Farquharson.
Okafor scores with a jab to the head.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses the jab.
Farquharson jabs Okafor right on the nose. Okafor blinks but takes it well.
Okafor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farquharson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okafor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farquharson scores with a push kick.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Farquharson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farquharson feints and then cracks Okafor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okafor down.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws the left hand but Farquharson avoids the punch easily.
Farquharson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
And Farquharson counters with a quick kick to the body but Okafor blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Farquharson throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor thuds a left hand into Farquharson's body.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
Farquharson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a body kick.
Okafor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farquharson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farquharson lands a head kick!
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Farquharson slips the punch.
Farquharson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Farquharson. That one must have hurt.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farquharson with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farquharson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Okafor misses with a hook
enabling Farquharson to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Farquharson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Okafor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farquharson can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
An attempted straight right counter from Farquharson misses the target.
A big left from Okafor misses.
It appears Farquharson was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor moves out of range as Farquharson throws a body kick.
Farquharson scores with a hook to the body. Okafor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Okafor takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
Farquharson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Okafor misses with a body shot.

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 Duncan Farquharson.
Well Okafor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Topper Green scores the fight for John Okafor!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for John Okafor!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight as a draw!

John Okafor wins by majority decision!

John Okafor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 499 p4p, 851 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 71 p4p, 112 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Hatfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

170 cm
25
155
6 - 2 - 0
174 cm
25
160
10 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Groove Gear


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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek takes one to the chin there.

Pavlek darts in and clinches Hatfield up against the cage.

Hatfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hatfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hatfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Pavlek jabs at Hatfield's body.
Pavlek throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Pavlek.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Pavlek's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek cracks Hatfield with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a low kick but Pavlek avoids it.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pavlek cracks a nice hook into Hatfield's ribs.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatfield misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlek is just out of range.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Pavlek lands with a straight right. Hatfield didn't see that one coming.
Pavlek thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pavlek checks a low kick from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Pavlek moved out of range.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek with a nice cross.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Hatfield's head but Hatfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Hatfield misses with a hook
and Pavlek counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
Nice shot by Pavlek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek lunges at Hatfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatfield's hand.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hatfield drops his hands momentarily and Pavlek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek throws a solid leg kick but Hatfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatfield.
Pavlek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Hatfield throws a push kick but Pavlek slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Pavlek is wise to it.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pavlek connects with a crisp jab.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Pavlek moved away.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Pavlek lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
Pavlek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Pavlek there.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pavlek misses with a looping left.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Pavlek avoids it with no problem.
Pavlek slips a straight right by Hatfield.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
That's time! Pavlek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pavlek looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield with a nice cross.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Hatfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Pavlek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hatfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Hatfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavlek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield connects with a right hand. Pavlek shakes it off.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Hatfield blocks a leg kick.
Pavlek with a hook.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlek.
Hatfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pavlek connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Pavlek avoids them all with ease.
Hatfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hatfield lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlek wants to land a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Pavlek slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hatfield really felt that one!
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Pavlek counters with a good low kick that Hatfield was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pavlek throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Pavlek backs off Hatfield throws a huge counter combo but Pavlek manages to avoid it all.
Pavlek is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatfield as he connects with a hook.
Pavlek misses with a left hand
and Hatfield counters with a left and a right that stings Pavlek.
Hatfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pavlek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hatfield misses
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Hatfield throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a push kick but Hatfield slaps the foot to one side.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Pavlek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pavlek feints a jab promting Hatfield to slip. Pavlek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hatfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Hatfield.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatfield misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlek. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek punishes Hatfield's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavlek thumps Hatfield with a low kick.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield is looking to chop away at Pavlek's legs.
Pavlek swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pavlek.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Pavlek avoids nicely.
Pavlek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlek throws a combination. Hatfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Pavlek avoids a kick to the body.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.

Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Pavlek has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pavlek throws a leg kick but Hatfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
It looked like Pavlek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield swings for the body but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hatfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Hatfield dodges the punch combination from Pavlek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlek. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlek 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.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Pavlek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Hatfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek punishes Hatfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
Hatfield defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Hatfield moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield tests Pavlek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavlek throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Pavlek misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Hatfield lands a jab to Pavlek's midsection.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Hatfield checks the leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield wants to slow Pavlek down by chopping away at his legs.
Hatfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hatfield blocks the low kick.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Pavlek's body.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Pavlek blocks the low kick.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Hatfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
And Pavlek counters with a quick kick to the body but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Pavlek.
Hatfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlek. Those never looked like landing.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlek.
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek tries to clinch up.
Pavlek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek lands a head shot.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Pavlek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Pavlek.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlek throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.

Pavlek takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hatfield.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlek works on Hatfield's body with a couple of short punches.

Pavlek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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 Jakov Pavlek.
Well Pavlek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight for Riley Hatfield!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!

Jakov Pavlek wins by split decision!

Jakov Pavlek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 1154 p4p, 935 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 178 p4p, 144 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. Nakagawa has chosen Koto - CloZee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

180 cm
26
185
12 - 6 - 0
190 cm
25
198
9 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Coryatt. Those never looked like landing.
Nakagawa looks to land a right hand but Coryatt moved out of range.
Chris Coryatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt scores with the left hand. Nakagawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Coryatt.

Coryatt drops Nakagawa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nakagawa looks back up at him and smiles so Coryatt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nakagawa is rocked!
Coryatt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Nakagawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coryatt. Coryatt obviously looking to wear him down.
Coryatt slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Coryatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakagawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Nakagawa blocks the low kick.
Nakagawa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coryatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakagawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coryatt throws a leg kick

and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakagawa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Nakagawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coryatt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakagawa.
Coryatt looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coryatt tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nakagawa manages to move to mount!
Coryatt trying desperately to get to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakagawa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Coryatt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakagawa looking to finish Coryatt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coryatt!
Nakagawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakagawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nakagawa content just to control the position here.
Coryatt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Coryatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakagawa on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa unloading with bombs!
Nakagawa landing strikes from the mount.
Nakagawa won't let Coryatt get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakagawa looking to control but Coryatt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakagawa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coryatt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nakagawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coryatt is rocked!
Nakagawa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Coryatt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakagawa wants to control the pace but Coryatt is squirming around nicely.
Nakagawa lands a big elbow - Coryatt is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Coryatt is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
An out of breath Shinnosuke Nakagawa 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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Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 289 p4p, 769 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 38 p4p, 90 weight class). Cruz has chosen Daddy Yankee / Gasolina as his entrance music. Pablo Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

169 cm
26
144
15 - 5 - 0
178 cm
26
150
9 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Big Mouth on the side of the head.
A head kick from Big Mouth lands but Cruz takes it in his stride.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses

and Cruz counters with a crisp one two that drops Big Mouth! Cruz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Big Mouth to his feet! Big Mouth is in big trouble!
Big Mouth is rocked!

Cruz drops Big Mouth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Big Mouth looks back up at him and smiles so Cruz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Mouth throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
We've been told by Big Mouth's head coaches at Undisputed that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Big Mouth flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Big Mouth is out cold! Cruz holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Cruz!
Pablo Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 25 p4p, 152 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 5 p4p, 29 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

194 cm
26
265
14 - 1 - 0
202 cm
26
279
10 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear
Carnage Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
The fighters circling - Hoost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Abner drops Hoost with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hoost looks back up at him and smiles so Abner waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hoost is rocked!
Abner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abner misses with a body shot.
Hoost throws the left hand but Abner avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Abner finds it's way through Hoost's defenses.
That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.
Abner blocks the body kick.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Abner lands a jab.
Hoost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beau Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to score with low kicks.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abner.
Hoost only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Abner.
Abner cracks Hoost with a good jab.
The cut above Clarence Hoost's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoost avoids the body shot from Abner.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abner.
Nice uppercut there from Abner.
Clarence Hoost's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abner jabs Hoost right on the nose. Hoost blinks but takes it well.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clarence Hoost's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beau Abner!
Beau Abner retains his heavyweight title!
Beau Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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