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SYN 899 Countdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heismann Haa (ranked 818 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 51 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Her kommer Heismann HÃ¥. Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
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130
38 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haa can pounce on him.
Haa throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Haa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Haa.
Haa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Haa steps away.
Haa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haa cracks Yoshida with an open hand slap.
Haa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.
Haa misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haa throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
Haa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Haa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Haa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haa.
Yoshida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haa.
Haa throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Haa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Haa settles back down.
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but Haa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haa scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Haa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Haa thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Haa's leg. Haa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Haa misses.
Haa connects with a body shot.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haa blocks it well.
Haa takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Haa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Haa is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.
Haa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Haa's leg but Haa calmly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Haa.
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haa throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida needs to keep his hands up - Haa had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haa takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Haa moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Haa jumps back.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Haa moved out of range.
Haa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haa.
Haa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Haa settles back down.
Haa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoshida's head backwards.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Haa misses
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Haa with a nice calf kick.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Haa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa's corner calls for a 1-2. Haa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida moves out of range as Haa strikes.
Haa throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
Haa lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Haa checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Haa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Haa.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heismann Haa dominated that round.
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.
Haa scores with a nice strike.
A low kick lands for Yoshida.
Haa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haa throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Haa avoids it.
Haa throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haa checks it well.
Haa is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Haa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heismann Haa is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Haa avoids it.
Haa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
And Haa counters with a quick kick to the body but Yoshida blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haa has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa sizes up Yoshida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Haa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Haa's legs.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haa scores with a punch to the head.
Haa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haa throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Haa avoids it.
Haa throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Haa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.
Haa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Haa as he connects with a hook.
Haa thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Haa.
Haa connects with a body shot.
Haa tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Haa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Haa lands.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Haa.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Haa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haa.
Yoshida scores with a nice body kick.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
Haa looks to throw a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haa.
Yoshida moves out of range of the leg kick from Haa.
Haa slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Haa checks the leg kick.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Haa.
Haa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
A low kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haa pushes Yoshida away with a front kick.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Haa throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Haa avoids the punch easily.
Haa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haa throws a body kick that misses
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Haa lands a head kick. Yoshida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Haa throws a leg kick that misses.
Haa staying out of range there.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haa misses with an uppercut.
Haa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida punishes Haa's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Haa.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haa throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haa.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Heismann Haa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haa lands with a cross.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Haa moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Haa.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haa feints a jab promting Yoshida to slip. Haa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yoshida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoshida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haa.
Yoshida with a nice calf kick.
Haa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haa checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haa.
Haa throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haa looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida cracks Haa with a good jab.
Haa tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haa. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa lands with an overhand left.
Haa lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haa blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from Haa.
That kick from Haa tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Haa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Haa's knee but Haa avoids it well.
Haa throws a lazy body kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Haa as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Haa is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida 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 Haa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Haa does it's job there.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Haa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yoshida just manages to avoid it.
Haa throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
A swing and a miss from Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa blocks it.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Haa misses with a body kick.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yoshida! But no joy.
Yoshida slips a jab from Haa.
A jab from Haa misses.
Haa lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Haa saw that one coming.
Haa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
Haa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haa throws a body kick that misses.
Haa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Haa.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haa.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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!
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Haa is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Haa's shoulder, as Haa tries to avoid the shot.
As Yoshida backs away, Haa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haa throws out a powerful jab.
Haa misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Haa ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Haa.
Haa throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
Haa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haa misses with the body kick
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Haa scores with a kick to the body.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Heismann Haa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heismann Haa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haa 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heismann Haa!
A relieved looking Heismann Haa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1051 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Scotty Bapp (ranked 143 p4p, 182 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruzeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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35
209
25 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bapp!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp throws a head kick but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bapp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cruzeiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bapp throws out a leg kick but Cruzeiro moves out of range and Bapp only half commits.
Bapp ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Bapp seems unphased.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Bapp strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
Bapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Bapp throws a leg kick which misses Cruzeiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruzeiro tries to avoid it.
Bapp lands with a straight right. Cruzeiro didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bapp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruzeiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bapp throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Bapp's head but Bapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro works Bapp's body with a nice hook.
Cruzeiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bapp moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Jab from Bapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bapp.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bapp blocks it.
Bapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Bapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro moves away from the strike by Bapp.
As Bapp looks to move away, Cruzeiro throws a big counter combo but Bapp just gets out of the way.
Cruzeiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruzeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Bapp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruzeiro.
Bapp throws a leg kick but Cruzeiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cruzeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Bapp's shoulder, as Bapp tries to avoid the shot.
Cruzeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bapp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bapp works over Cruzeiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
Bapp is looking to chop away at Cruzeiro's legs.
Bapp sends Cruzeiro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bapp is motioning to the referee to let Cruzeiro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Cruzeiro is rocked!
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses the body punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Bapp misses with a low kick.
Bapp scores with a nice right hand.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Cruzeiro looks to land a right hand but Bapp moved out of range.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Cruzeiro misses its intended target.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy right hand but Bapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bapp connects with a leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Bapp strikes.
Bapp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cruzeiro sprawling to the canvas! Cruzeiro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bapp finish him?!
Oh Cruzeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Bapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bapp throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Bapp throws a hook to the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Bapp is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruzeiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bapp moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
Good shot there by Bapp.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bapp tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bapp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bapp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruzeiro's sensitive parts.
Bapp lands a big right hand that sends Cruzeiro crashing to the mat! Bapp stays standing though and waves Cruzeiro back to his feet!
Jeez, Julio Cruzeiro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bapp cracks Cruzeiro with a good jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Cruzeiro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scotty Bapp!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 1432 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 96 p4p, 98 weight class). Crawler comes to the cage accompanied by World Ender. Night Crawler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Narz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Crawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler blocks a jab.
Crawler avoids the body shot from Narz.
It looked like Crawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Narz scores with a hook to the body. Crawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Narz misses with a body punch
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz throws a leg kick but Crawler checks it.
Crawler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narz.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Crawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narz slips a jab and a cross from Crawler.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narz. That's going to slow Crawler down.
Crawler misses with a body kick.
Narz tries to score with a low kick but Crawler moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Narz misses.
Narz tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Narz.
Crawler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed right hand from Narz misses the target.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Narz lands with a nice body punch.
Crawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crawler moves out of range of the body kick from Narz.
Narz 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.
Narz wants to land a leg kick but Crawler is out of range.
Narz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawler.
Narz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Narz throws a leg kick which misses Crawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawler tries to avoid it.
Narz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawler.
Crawler tries to score with a low kick but Narz moves his leg out of the way.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Narz walks into a jab.
Narz throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawler counters with a leg kick.
Crawler lands with a cross.
 Narz is rocked!
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narz under the eye.
Narz is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawler finish him?
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Narz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz misses with a double jab.
A jab from Narz does it's job there.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz seems to have recovered his senses.
Narz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narz jabs at Crawler's body.
Narz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crawler's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler moves out of range as Narz throws a body kick.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Narz.
A solid body kick from Narz.
Narz scores with a decent looking hook.
Crawler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narz finds it's way round the side to connect with Crawler's head.
Crawler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narz loads up on a big right hand but Crawler slips the punch.
Crawler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narz. That did some damage!
Narz wants to land a leg kick but Crawler is out of range.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
Crawler lands a jab.
Narz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crawler avoids the body shot from Narz.
Crawler checks a low kick from Narz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Crawler moves out of range easily.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
Narz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narz can pounce on him.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narz.
Crawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crawler tests Narz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawler throws a quick counter head kick but Narz was just out of range.
Narz scores with the left hand. Crawler knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawler comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Narz stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Crawler is on him like rabid pit bull! Narz slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Night Crawler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 500 p4p, 865 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 74 p4p, 125 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Piano Man. Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. Manny Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 49 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piano throws a body shot but no joy.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Piano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson stuns Piano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Piano slips under a jab from Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Piano .
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Piano 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piano scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Piano with an uppercut!
Piano throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson tests Piano 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Piano counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Piano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Piano 's front leg but catches the back leg as Piano tries to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Piano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Piano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano .
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Piano moved out of range.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Piano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Piano throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Piano 's leg. Piano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Piano pushes him off.
Johnson moves out of range as Piano throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Piano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Piano 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piano scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Piano defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tries to bum rush Piano with a series of wild strikes but Piano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson is looking to slow Piano down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson lands a jab.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Piano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Piano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Piano in the body.
Piano slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Piano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piano pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Piano might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piano . That did some damage!
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Piano throws a body kick.
Piano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to clinch but Piano moves away
and Piano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Piano against the cage.
Piano can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Piano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Piano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Piano cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Piano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Piano misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson keeps Piano at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piano .
Piano is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piano thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson tests Piano 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piano swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Piano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Piano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Piano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a hook to the body
and Piano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick.
Piano throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Piano throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson works Piano 's body with a nice hook.
Johnson throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
Piano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson wants to slow Piano down by chopping away at his legs.
Piano throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Piano is out of range.
Piano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piano doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Piano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Piano 's body. Piano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piano misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Piano shrugs it off.
Piano works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piano .
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Piano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a combination. Piano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Piano misses with a leg kick.
Piano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Piano counters with a head kick that drops Johnson to the mat! Johnson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rick Piano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson is rocked!
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!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Piano counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Piano finish him?
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Piano misses its target.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Piano 's ribs.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Piano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Piano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piano lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Piano stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Piano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piano throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Piano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piano .
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Piano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piano on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Piano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Piano avoids it with no problem.
Piano staying out of range there.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Piano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Piano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piano staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Johnson.
Well Johnson 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
Our winner, Manny Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Rick Piano spoke after the fight, saying 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Bee (ranked 748 p4p, 495 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 120 p4p, 83 weight class). Branca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: original score medley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inspektor Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bee.
Branca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bee.
Branca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bee throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Branca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Branca thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca missing with a left hand there. Bee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Bee does it's job there.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branca! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bee moves away from the strike by Branca.
Branca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Branca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Bee scores with a shot to the body.
Branca dodges the punch combination from Bee.
Branca scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a hook but Branca blocks it.
Bee misses with a body kick.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Branca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
Bee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Branca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Branca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bee.
Branca throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Branca blocks the body kick.
Bee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Branca on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws out a loose jab but Branca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Bee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Branca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Inspektor Bee has been cut.
Branca lands a jab to the head.
Bee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bee lands a jab to Branca's midsection.
Bee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bee connects with a right hand. Branca shakes it off.
That has opened up Joao Cajo Branca's cut even more.
Branca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Branca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Bee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bee misses with a body kick.
Branca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bee counters with a big head kick but Branca shrugs it off.
Bee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Branca counters with a nice leg kick.
Bee staying out of range there.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branca misses with a shot to the body
and Bee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branca feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Bee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Branca scores with a body shot.
Branca cracks Bee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Branca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bee to stand back up!
Bee staying out of range there.
Inspektor Bee is winning the standup battle so far.
Branca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Branca throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Bee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Branca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Branca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bee.
Bee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Bee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branca! But no joy.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Branca stumbling back into the cage.
Bee throws a nice looking combination but Branca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bee scores with a hook to the body. Branca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Branca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bee.
A jab from Branca misses.
Bee throws a head kick but Branca moves out of range.
Branca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Branca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bee doesn't seem bothered though.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branca.
Branca scores with a sloppy right hand. Bee should have avoided that one.
Bee misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Branca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Branca fails to land with a series of punches.
Branca throws a hook but Bee avoids it easily.
Bee throws a low kick but Branca moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Bee lands.
The cut above Joao Cajo Branca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Bee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBranca.
Branca misses with a wild body shot.
Bee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bee looks for the body kick but Branca saw that one coming.
Branca lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bee is rocked!
Bee motions for Branca to come forward. Bee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Bee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bee under the eye.
Branca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca connects with a solid leg kick.
Branca misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
Bee is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bee seems to have got his legs back now.
Bee moves out of range as Branca strikes.
Branca looks to land a body kick but Bee moved away.
Branca motions for Bee to come forward. Branca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branca. That did some damage!
Bee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Branca stumbling back into the cage.
Bee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Branca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bee.
Branca misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bee doesn't seem bothered though.
Bee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Branca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bee throws a leg kick which misses Branca's front leg but catches the back leg as Branca tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee throws a head kick but Branca moves out of range.
Bee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Branca.
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
Branca misses with a looping right.
Branca lunges at Bee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bee's hand.
Branca swings for the body but Bee moves out of range.
Bee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Branca just manages to avoid it.
Bee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cajo Branca 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.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bee connects with a body shot.
Bee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Branca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bee.
That kick from Bee tenderised Branca's leg. Branca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Branca sizes up Bee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branca avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branca! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee tries a low kick but Branca avoids it.
Branca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Branca. That's going to slow Bee down.
Bee thows a leg kick but Branca checks it
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca checks a leg kick.
Branca misses with a hook
and Bee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branca thinking.
Bee takes a swing at Branca's ribcage but misses.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branca throws a sloppy head kick and Bee moves out of range easily.
Bee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Branca.
Branca throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Bee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branca connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Bee misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bee misses with a two punch combination.
Branca flicks out a counter leg kick but Bee steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Branca misses its intended target.
Bee ducks under a wild hook from Branca.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Branca connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bee - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Cajo Branca!
In his post fight interview, Joao Cajo Branca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 572 p4p, 390 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 77 p4p, 51 weight class). Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music. Olyn Seran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ford throws a low kick but Seran avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Seran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seran throws a leg kick that misses.
Seran throws a leg kick
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford moves out of range as Seran strikes.
Seran throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with an inside leg kick.
Seran blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Seran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ford scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seran misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Seran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Nice cross by Ford.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seran throws a leg kick
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran misses with a looping right.
Seran moves out of range of the body kick.
Seran looks to clinch
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seran blocks a leg kick.
Seran throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Ford blocks a head kick by Seran.
Seran thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
Seran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seran thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Seran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ford doesn't seem phased though.
Seran stuns Ford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seran feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seran tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Ford misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Seran is predictable there
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Seran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seran is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ford throws a body punch but Seran moves out of range.
Seran throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Seran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ford is looking to land body kicks.
Ford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Ford cracks Seran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seran.
Seran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seran lands a big head kick that sends Ford tumbling to the mat! Seran takes a step backwards and waves Ford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ford is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran cracks Ford with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ford tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Seran pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ford is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olyn Seran!
An out of breath Olyn Seran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 352 p4p, 510 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 60 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Maldonado misses.
Maldonado missing with a left hand there. Izmaylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the side of Maldonado's head but Maldonado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldonado walks into a stiff left hand from Izmaylov.
Good exchange - Maldonado coming out on top.
Donk. Maldonado catches Izmaylov right on the button with a cross.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldonado is looking to counter punch.
Izmaylov misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Maldonado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maldonado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been told by Maldonado's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maldonado throws a head kick but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov blocks a head kick by Maldonado.
Izmaylov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Maldonado.
A head kick misses from Izmaylov.
Maldonado is looking to score with low kicks.
Maldonado misses the jab.
Maldonado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Izmaylov lands a jab.
Maldonado misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Izmaylov both land. Nice combination.
Maldonado is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Izmaylov misses the target.
Izmaylov misses with a kick to the body
and Maldonado counters with a left to the body.
Izmaylov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldonado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Izmaylov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maldonado scores with a push kick.
Izmaylov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maldonado.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Izmaylov misses the target.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maldonado lands an overhand right.
Izmaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izmaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldonado.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldonado misses the target.
Maldonado is looking to slow Izmaylov down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Izmaylov throws a front kick that sends Maldonado stumbling back into the cage.
Maldonado blocks the body kick.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Izmaylov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Izmaylov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Izmaylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldonado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izmaylov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldonado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Izmaylov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Izmaylov drops Maldonado with a big left hand! Maldonado is injured, injured bad! Izmaylov jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
Potemkin Izmaylov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 116 p4p, 226 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 17 p4p, 35 weight class). Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. 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?
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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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Escalante pushes Dambullah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dambullah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dambullah can't find room to land a body shot as Escalante controls the action.
Escalante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dambullah.
A short body shot lands from Escalante as the two fighters clinch.
Dambullah looks winded!
Escalante blocks an uppercut.
Dambullah lands a hook that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escalante.
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dambullah prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Dambullah controls the action.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
Escalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Dambullah shrugs off.
Escalante gets through Dambullah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike.
Escalante tries to throw a body punch but Dambullah avoids it by throwing Escalante back against the cage.
Escalante is working Dambullah over against the cage.
Dambullah throws a head punch that misses.
Dambullah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dambullah 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a body punch.
Escalante tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dambullah's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dambullah.
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.
Dambullah avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
Dambullah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escalante misses with a hook.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escalante lands a nice looking body shot.
Escalante wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dambullah flicks out a counter leg kick but Escalante steps away.
Escalante takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Escalante lands.
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!
Dambullah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dambullah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escalante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dambullah scrambles back to his feet.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dambullah.
Dambullah tries to move into range but Escalante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escalante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Dambullah's head but Dambullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dambullah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dambullah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
Escalante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Dambullah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escalante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dambullah, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escalante.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escalante tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escalante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dambullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Escalante.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dambullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dambullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dambullah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Dambullah controls his hands.
Escalante blocks a body shot from Dambullah.
Dambullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escalante's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah lands a nice shot to the body.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah is working Escalante over against the cage.
Escalante tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dambullah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Dambullah.
Dambullah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Dambullah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Dambullah.
Dambullah scores with a nice right hand.
Escalante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escalante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dambullah counters with an inside leg kick.
Escalante cracks Dambullah with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dambullah misses with a low kick.
Escalante misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escalante swings widly with a right hand
and Dambullah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dambullah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escalante. Escalante obviously looking to wear him down.
Dambullah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escalante throws a head kick that misses.
Escalante backing away here, and Dambullah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab lands there for Dambullah.
Escalante throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Dambullah lands with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Escalante.
Escalante throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dambullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escalante.
Dambullah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escalante. That did some damage!
Dambullah misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante throws a leg kick but Dambullah checks it.
Escalante moves into range and clinches up with Dambullah.
Escalante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dambullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dambullah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dambullah presses Escalante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dambullah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escalantes head.
Dambullah blocks the elbow strike.
Dambullah breaks the clinch.
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dambullah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Dambullah misses its intended target.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escalante walks into a jab.
Escalante punishes Dambullah's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Dambullah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escalante finds it's way round the side to connect with Dambullah's head.
The fighters circling - Dambullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escalante thuds a left hand into Dambullah's body.
Dambullah throws a hook but Escalante blocks it.
Dambullah scores with the left hand. Escalante knows he should have avoided that one.
Escalante jabs Dambullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dambullah.
Escalante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Escalante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vicente Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Dambullah. That snapped Escalante's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a leg kick.
Escalante takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dambullah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah looks to land a left hand but Escalante moved out of range nicely.
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dambullah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escalante scores with a sloppy right hand. Dambullah should have avoided that one.
Escalante lands a nice hook to Dambullah's body. Dambullah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escalante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escalante rushes Dambullah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dambullah lands a hook that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante prevents a body shot from Dambullah.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dambullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dambullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dambullah gets through Escalante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante tries to throw a body punch but Dambullah avoids it by throwing Escalante back against the cage.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
Dambullah working aggressively here.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dambullah is breathing heavily.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dambullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dambullah misses with the head strike.
Dambullah takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dambullah fails to land.
Escalante digs a right hand into Dambullah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dambullah's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Escalante throws a leg kick which misses Dambullah's front leg but catches the back leg as Dambullah tries to avoid it.
Dambullah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escalante can pounce on him.
Dambullah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dambullah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escalante is out of range.
Dambullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Escalante as he checks the leg kick.
Dambullah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escalante lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dambullah on the side of the head.
Dambullah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Escalante throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dambullah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dambullah, pushing him back against the cage.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escalante lands a nice elbow.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escalante presses Dambullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dambullah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escalante tries a body shot but Dambullah blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dambullah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dambullah's elbow.
Dambullah gets through Escalante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dambullah misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dambullah.
Escalante misses with the head strike.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dambullah blocks a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante digs a right hand underneath Dambullah's ribcage. Dambullah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dambullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante lands an elbow that stopped Dambullah in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escalante.
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!
A right hand to the body from Escalante.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escalante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dambullah backwards.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Dambullah shrugs off.
Dambullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Escalante tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Dambullah controls the action.
Dambullah breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Escalante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dambullah.
Dambullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah presses Escalante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vicente Escalante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dambullah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dambullah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Escalante controls his hands.
Dambullah misses with the head strike.
Escalante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dambullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dambullah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escalante.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escalante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escalante lands a body punch.
Escalante is working Dambullah over against the cage.
A short right from Escalante on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escalante.
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escalante lands a shot to the body.
Escalante lands a damaging elbow.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
Dambullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Escalante lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escalante.
Dambullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Escalante.
Still in the clinch, Escalante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dambullah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dambullah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escalantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escalante closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dambullah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dambullah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dambullah staying out of range there.
Escalante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Escalante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escalante 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Escalante!
Our winner, Vicente Escalante, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 115 p4p, 165 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 18 p4p, 24 weight class). Bin Sari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Sari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Sari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick from Bin Sari, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Sari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bin Sari looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
We've been told by Bin Sari's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bin Sari looks to land a left hand but White Jr moved out of range nicely.
White Jr drives through and clinches with Bin Sari against the cage.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Sari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Bin Sari pushes him away.
Bin Sari throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Sari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Sari feints and then cracks White Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White Jr down.
Bin Sari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Bin Sari.
White Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Bin Sari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Bin Sari moved out of range.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Bin Sari circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Sari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bin Sari closes the distance and pushes White Jr back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Still in the clinch, White Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bin Sari tries to pull guard but White Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Bin Sari drops back down to his feet.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Sari is trying to pull guard but White Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bin Sari.
White Jr throws an elbow that misses.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White Jr lands an uppercut.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
Bin Sari is trying to pull guard but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aishah Bin Sari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bin Sari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bin Sari or not.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bin Sari jumps into guard, dragging White Jr to the mat.
White Jr stops Bin Sari from standing up.
Bin Sari scrambles and gets back to his feet.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Bin Sari's shoulder, as Bin Sari tries to avoid the shot.
Bin Sari tried to counter with a leg kick but White Jr avoided it.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Bin Sari lands a head kick!
Bin Sari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Sari is just out of range.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Bin Sari is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bin Sari lands a nice shot that snaps White Jr's head back.
White Jr tries to move into range but Bin Sari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bin Sari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bin Sari misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Bin Sari looks for the body kick but White Jr saw that one coming.
Bin Sari lands a nice leg kick that just misses White Jr's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White Jr clinches with his opponent.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Sari breaks the clinch.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Sari moves away.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Bin Sari moves away and avoids it.
White Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Sari throws out the jab.
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Sari at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Bin Sari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bin Sari moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
It looked like Bin Sari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White Jr.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by White Jr.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bin Sari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Bin Sari is predictable there
and White Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Sari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
Nice body punch from Bin Sari - that landed with a thud.
Bin Sari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari connects with an inside leg kick.
Bin Sari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr misses with an uppercut.
Bin Sari motions for White Jr to come forward. Bin Sari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Sari loads up on a big right hand but White Jr slips the punch.
Bin Sari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bin Sari lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
Bin Sari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White Jr connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari staying out of range there.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for White Jr.
Bin Sari throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
Bin Sari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aishah Bin Sari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bin Sari misses with a hook.
White Jr throws a jab when Bin Sari was well out of range.
White Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bin Sari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Bin Sari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Sari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bin Sari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
Bin Sari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bin Sari lands with a cross.
White Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari tries to land a leg kick but White Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr blocks the body kick.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White Jr lands a jab to Bin Sari's midsection.
Bin Sari tries to close the distance and clinch but White Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White Jr misses with a hook.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Bin Sari is out of range.
White Jr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari misses with a straight right.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr tests Bin Sari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Bin Sari catches White Jr right on the button with a cross.
White Jr has Bin Sari up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce White Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Bin Sari blocks an elbow strike from White Jr.
Bin Sari lands a right hand.
Bin Sari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White Jr working aggressively here.
Bin Sari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Sari misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr lands a left hand.
Bin Sari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Sari misses with a straight left.
Bin Sari moves away from the strike by White Jr.
Aishah Bin Sari is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Sari throws out a loose jab but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from White Jr misses.
White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr presses Bin Sari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bin Sari lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.
Bin Sari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
Bin Sari tried to counter with a leg kick but White Jr avoided it.
White Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by White Jr.
Bin Sari moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bin Sari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White Jr.
Bin Sari pushes White Jr away with a front kick.
White Jr throws a body punch but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Nice shot by White Jr.
Bin Sari lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bin Sari throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
White Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
That kick from Bin Sari tenderised White Jr's leg. White Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick lands for Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White Jr throws the left hand but Bin Sari avoids the punch easily.
Bin Sari lands a jab to the head.
Bin Sari moves away from the strike by White Jr.
White Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bin Sari walks into a straight right hand from White Jr.
Bin Sari feints and then cracks White Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White Jr down.
Bin Sari tests White Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Sari throws out a leg kick but White Jr moves out of range and Bin Sari only half commits.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bin Sari connects with a body shot that sends White Jr's belly button to the back.
Bin Sari dips to his left and cracks White Jr with an uppercut!
Bin Sari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but White Jr avoids it.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands with an uppercut that bounces White Jr off the cage and back into range.
Bin Sari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Sari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari moves into the clinch.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Sari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin Sari throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bin Sari swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bin Sari lands an uppercut.
Bin Sari jumps guard but White Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aishah Bin Sari 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. 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.
White Jr tries to clinch but Bin Sari is having none of it.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin Sari.
White Jr misses with the combination.
Bin Sari lands with a hook. White Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White Jr lands with a right hand.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Sari is looking to land body kicks.
Bin Sari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Bin Sari's head.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr takes a swing at Bin Sari's ribcage but misses.
White Jr throws a jab when Bin Sari was well out of range.
Bin Sari loads up on a big right hand but White Jr slips the punch.
Nice cross by Bin Sari.
A head kick from Bin Sari lands but White Jr takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari thows a leg kick but White Jr checks it
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin Sari looks to land a body kick but White Jr moved away.
White Jr slips under a jab.
Bin Sari lands with a right hand.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Bin Sari misses
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin Sari misses with a few strikes there.
Bin Sari misses with a left hand
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Sari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bin Sari lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
Bin Sari lands a jab to the nose.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin Sari.
White Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr blocks a leg kick.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr dodges the punch combination from Bin Sari.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
White Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bin Sari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White Jr.
Bin Sari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bin Sari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bin Sari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bin Sari misses with a hook.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin Sari as he connects with a hook.
Bin Sari misses with a straight right.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but White Jr moved away.
Bin Sari lands a head shot.
Bin Sari motions for White Jr to come forward. Bin Sari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Bin Sari throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Sari. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr jabs at Bin Sari's body.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari tries to land a front kick but White Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bin Sari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Bin Sari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin Sari.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Sari manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bin Sari!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bin Sari, as that shot connected.
Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Bin Sari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but White Jr moves out of range easily.
Bin Sari throws a series of punches but White Jr avoids them all with ease.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bin Sari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Bin Sari - just one landing.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
Bin Sari tries to work over White Jr's front leg with a kick but White Jr checks it.
Bin Sari fails to land with a series of punches.
White Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bin Sari.
White Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bin Sari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White Jr throws a body punch but Bin Sari moves out of range.
White Jr misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
White Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Bin Sari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White Jr! But no joy.
Bin Sari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White Jr needs to keep his hands up - Bin Sari had a free shot at his head there.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
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 Aishah Bin Sari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bin Sari, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
Aishah Bin Sari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bruce White Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, hell of a fight '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 63 p4p, 75 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 13 p4p, 16 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but ONeill checks it well.
Krylov misses with a right hand
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krylov misses with a leg kick.
Krylov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ONeill throws a head kick that misses.
ONeill ducks under a wild hook from Krylov.
ONeill throws a lazy uppercut
letting Krylov counter with a right hand.
Krylov swings widly with a right hand
and ONeill counters with a nice body shot.
Krylov lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Dempsey ONeill has been cut.
Nice jab there from Krylov.
ONeill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Krylov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ONeill misses with a looping left.
Krylov looks to score with a jab to the body but ONeill is just out of range.
Nice cross by Krylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a body shot.
ONeill scores with a nice strike.
Krylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krylov takes a swing at ONeill's ribcage but misses.
ONeill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Krylov.
Krylov slips a straight right by ONeill.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
ONeill is looking to counter the offense by Krylov and move into the clinch.
ONeill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeill throws out the jab.
ONeill misses with an uppercut. Krylov saw that one coming.
Krylov 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.
Krylov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krylov throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeill.
Good leg kick by Krylov.
Krylov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krylov throws a body punch but ONeill moves out of range.
ONeill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krylov.
ONeill tries to clinch but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
Krylov avoids the head kick by ONeill.
Krylov lands a glancing blow to the side of ONeill's head.
ONeill darts in and clinches Krylov up against the cage.
ONeill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ONeill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ONeill tries a body shot but Krylov blocks it.
ONeill misses with a punch on the inside.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krylov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
ONeill tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krylov.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Krylov.
ONeill scores with a shot to the side of Krylov's head.
ONeill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krylovs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov blocks an uppercut.
ONeill digs a right hand into Krylov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krylov's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeill.
Krylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krylov lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
Krylov lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
Krylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill lands a nice shot to the body.
ONeill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krylov pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Krylov as the two fighters clinch.
ONeill has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
ONeill pushes Krylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeill working aggressively here.
Krylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Krylov uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill struggles to land a body shot inside as Krylov controls his hands.
Krylov digs a right hand into ONeill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on ONeill's gas tank.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov presses ONeill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
ONeill is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Krylov.
ONeill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
ONeill misses with a punch on the inside.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
ONeill has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
Krylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krylov lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krylov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ONeill slips under a jab from Krylov.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ONeill manages to avoid it.
ONeill throwing a counter right hand but Krylov manages to avoid it.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but ONeill moved out of range.
Krylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeill was well out of range. Poor timing from Krylov.
Krylov connects with a nice looking jab.
Krylov scores with a nice right hand.
Krylov throws a predictable looking body shot
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krylov misses with a hook.
ONeill tries to clinch
and Krylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Krylov thuds a left hand into ONeill's body.
Krylov throws a lazy uppercut
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krylov.
ONeill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krylov connects with a body shot.
ONeill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ONeill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Krylov misses with a looping left.
ONeill throws a shot from downtown. Krylov moves away and avoids it.
ONeill throws a shot from downtown. Krylov moves away and avoids it.
Krylov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krylov cracks ONeill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
ONeill lands an overhand right.
ONeill instigates a clinch.
ONeill blocks an uppercut.
A short right from ONeill.
Krylov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ONeill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krylov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ONeill.
Krylov blocks a body shot from ONeill.
Krylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov lands a body punch.
Krylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krylov backwards.
Krylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ONeill's elbow.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Krylov.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Krylov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, ONeill scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krylov.
Krylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
ONeill working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
A short right from Krylov on the inside.
Krylov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
ONeill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ONeill.
Krylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
Krylov lands with a right to the head.
ONeill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krylov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeill.
ONeill blocks a body shot from Krylov.
ONeill tries a body shot but Krylov blocks it.
Krylov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krylov tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krylov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ONeill.
Krylov lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
ONeill pushes Krylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ONeill misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from ONeill.
A short right from ONeill on the inside.
ONeill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
ONeill working aggressively here.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill misses with some punches.
Krylov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ONeills head.
ONeill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Krylov 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
ONeill tries to move into range but Krylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ONeill moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
ONeill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krylov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
ONeill misses with a looping left.
Krylov swings widly with a right hand
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but ONeill moved out of range.
ONeill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ONeill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krylov finds it's way round the side to connect with ONeill's head.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krylov.
ONeill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from ONeill, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ONeill manages to avoid it.
ONeill misses with a hook to the body
and Krylov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boris Krylov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ONeill throws a sloppy head kick and Krylov moves out of range easily.
ONeill is looking to clinch.
Krylov throws a sloppy head kick
and ONeill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krylov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
Krylov cracks ONeill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krylov scores with a nice head shot.
Krylov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krylov misses with an uppercut. ONeill saw that one coming.
ONeill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ONeill.
ONeill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
ONeill closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
Krylov misses with some punches.
A short right from ONeill on the inside.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill works on Krylov's body with a couple of short punches.
ONeill misses with a hook to the ribs.
ONeill working aggressively here.
ONeill takes a shot to the head.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
Dempsey ONeill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from ONeill.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
ONeill pushes Krylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ONeill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krylov misses with the head strike.
ONeill misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Krylov.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov tries a body shot but ONeill blocks it.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill prevents a body shot from Krylov.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
A left hand lands to the body for ONeill.
Krylov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
ONeill misses with some punches.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill scores with a shot to the side of Krylov's head.
ONeill has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from ONeill.
ONeill lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krylov lands an uppercut.
Krylov tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from ONeill.
ONeill misses with some punches.
ONeill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krylov.
ONeill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ONeill digs a right hand underneath Krylov's ribcage. Krylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
ONeill can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
ONeill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from ONeill.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Boris Krylov just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krylov misses with a looping left.
Krylov swings widly with a right hand
and ONeill counters with a right hand to the body.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krylov moves out of range as ONeill strikes.
ONeill throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Krylov misses the target.
Krylov jabs ONeill right on the nose. ONeill blinks but takes it well.
ONeill wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill thuds a left hand into Krylov's body.
ONeill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krylov throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill misses with a hook.
Krylov lands a slapping body shot.
ONeill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krylov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ONeill on the side of the head.
ONeill cracks Krylov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krylov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Krylov misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krylov, as that shot connected.
Krylov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ONeill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krylov takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov misses the body punch
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ONeill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krylov lands an overhand right.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
ONeill feints and then cracks Krylov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krylov down.
ONeill closes the distance and pushes Krylov back into the cage.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
Krylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
ONeill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krylov taking a breather.
ONeill blocks a body shot from Krylov.
ONeill misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill digs a right hand into Krylov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krylov's gas tank.
Krylov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krylov throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krylov takes a shot to the head.
ONeill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
Nice body punch from ONeill - that landed with a thud.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A hook to the body from ONeill.
ONeill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
ONeill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krylovs head.
ONeill lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krylov backwards.
Krylov misses with a punch on the inside.
Krylov tries to stall but ONeill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
ONeill misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov prevents a body shot from ONeill.
Krylov wants to stall.
ONeill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for ONeill.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ONeill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill cracks Krylov with a nice body shot.
ONeill misses with a punch on the inside.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
Krylov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ONeill misses with a punch on the inside.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey ONeill had his way with Boris Krylov in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krylov.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Krylov ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Krylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krylov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
ONeill defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill is looking to slow Krylov down with leg kicks.
Krylov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krylov there as he acknowledges the shot.
ONeill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krylov to score with a decent uppercut.
ONeill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. ONeill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov throws a lazy right hand but ONeill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krylov with a nice cross.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but ONeill moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from ONeill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krylov scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Krylov misses
and ONeill counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov staying out of range there.
ONeill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ONeill feints and then cracks Krylov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krylov down.
ONeill throws a good cross that connects.
Krylov throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill is looking to clinch.
Krylov misses with a hook to the body
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from ONeill misses its intended target.
ONeill scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krylov.
ONeill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Krylov.
A low kick from Krylov misses
letting ONeill counter with a right hand.
ONeill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey ONeill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Krylov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krylov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krylov.
Krylov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ONeill can pounce on him.
Krylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeill was well out of range. Poor timing from Krylov.
A little feinted left hand from ONeill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krylov scores with a jab.
ONeill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krylov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krylov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some bone on bone action there as Krylov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krylov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ONeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krylov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ONeill scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeill.
ONeill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ONeill there as he acknowledges the shot.
ONeill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krylov manages to avoid it.
Krylov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krylov avoids the body shot from ONeill.
Krylov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krylov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krylov lands with a straight right. ONeill didn't see that one coming.
Krylov checks a low kick from ONeill.
Krylov lands an overhand right.
Krylov misses with a combination
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from ONeill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Krylov.
ONeill loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill wants to clinch.
ONeill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krylov.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ONeill moves away.
Krylov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krylov scores with a jab.
Krylov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krylov connects with a body shot.
Krylov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Krylov.
I think Krylov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boris Krylov!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Krylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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