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DMMA 115 Kaupens v Thermometer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 23205 p4p, 4868 weight class) and Asaki Hanaki (ranked 612 p4p, 480 weight class). Hanaki has chosen The HU - Wolf Totem as his entrance music. Asaki Hanaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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4 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanaki moves into the clinch.
Hanaki managing to block the knees to the body from Bilkington.
Hanaki misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Bilkington has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hanaki gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bilkington keeping moving, preventing Hanaki from controlling successfully.
Bilkington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanaki passes Bilkington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington punching from the bottom.
Bilkington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bilkington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki wants to control but Bilkington is keeping him busy.
Hanaki passes to side control.
Bilkington is trying to control Hanaki's posture but Hanaki avoids it.
Bilkington manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hanaki is concentrating on defense, preventing Bilkington from advancing position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bilkington in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanaki keeping control of the position.
Bilkington tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hanaki wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki keeps trying to improve his position.
Hanaki pushes Bilkington off looking to stand but Bilkington dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bilkington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanaki preventing the sweep.
Hanaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bilkington is keeping the position for now.
Hanaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanaki wants to pass the guard but Bilkington is keeping the position.
Hanaki stands and steps away. Bilkington gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bilkington.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Hanaki dominated that round.
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.
Hanaki thows a leg kick but Bilkington checks it
and Bilkington counters with a nice body shot.
Hanaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hanaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Bilkington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hanaki wants to stand up but Bilkington has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bilkington taking some punishment here, with Hanaki in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bilkington is trying to maintain the position but Hanaki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bilkington manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've been informed that Hanaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bilkington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bilkington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bilkington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bilkington darts in looking for a takedown but Hanaki gets double underhooks and turns Bilkington into the cage.
Hanaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanaki tries a body shot but Bilkington blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bilkington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanaki.
Hanaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bilkington's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilkington is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanaki decides to stand and escape the position.
Hanaki swings for the body but Bilkington moves out of range.
Bilkington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bilkington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Asaki Hanaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bilkington's half guard.
Bilkington manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hanaki keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington has Hanaki pressed against the cage, preventing Hanaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bilkington is trying to pull guard but Hanaki has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilkington being controlled against the cage.
Bilkington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanaki is defending well.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bilkington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bilkington avoiding damage.
Bilkington drags the fight down to the ground.
Hanaki stands and throws Bilkington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bilkington wants to control but Hanaki postures up.
Hanaki stands up and beckons Bilkington to his feet.
Hanaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bilkington counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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 Bobby Bilkington will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bilkington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bilkington somewhat.
Hanaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bilkington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanaki.
Bilkington is trying to pull guard but Hanaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hanaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilkington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanaki with the counter takedown but Bilkington avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bilkington doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanaki darts in and clinches Bilkington up against the cage.
Bilkington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilkington tries to clinch but Hanaki is having none of it.
Hanaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bilkington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bilkington is trying to defend but Hanaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hanaki controlling the pace.
Bilkington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington is not content to let Hanaki control the position.
Bilkington wants to control but Hanaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bilkington wants to get back to full guard.
Bilkington is working hard here to advance position.
Hanaki is looking to stall here but Bilkington recovers full guard.
Hanaki advances position into side control!
Hanaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bilkington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hanaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hanaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanaki wants to stand up but Bilkington has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hanaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hanaki is looking to stall here but Bilkington recovers full guard.
Hanaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bilkington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilkington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asaki Hanaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanaki 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asaki Hanaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Asaki Hanaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 23272 p4p, 5794 weight class) and Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 641 p4p, 559 weight class). Diesel has chosen Outerspass - Laufhaus as his entrance music. Just Fight Scappy Do has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
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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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel throws a lazy uppercut
and Scappy Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diesel thinking.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scappy Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Scappy Do was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diesel.
Diesel throws a hook but Scappy Do avoids it easily.
Diesel throws a hook but Scappy Do blocks it.
Diesel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scappy Do slips a straight right by Diesel.
Scappy Do is looking for a counter combo.
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Scappy Do was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diesel.
Scappy Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Scappy Do avoids them all with ease.
Scappy Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel misses with a hook. Scappy Do ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Scappy Do.
Diesel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scappy Do at a distance.
Diesel throws out a loose jab but Scappy Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diesel.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do slips a straight right by Diesel.
It looked like Scappy Do was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scappy Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Scappy Do is looking to counter the offense by Diesel and move into the clinch.
Scappy Do looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scappy Do feints and then cracks Diesel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diesel down.
Scappy Do with a nice calf kick.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diesel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diesel's hands.
Nice shot lands for Scappy Do.
Schwonckl Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel thows a leg kick but Scappy Do checks it
and Scappy Do counters with a thumping low kick.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scappy Do.
Diesel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diesel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scappy Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Diesel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scappy Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diesel misses with a jab to the body
and Scappy Do counters with a body kick.
Scappy Do digs a good body shot into Diesel's ribs.
Diesel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scappy Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scappy Do is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Diesel.
 It looks like Just Fight Scappy Do has been cut.
Scappy Do bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diesel prevents Scappy Do from moving into mount.
Scappy Do taking a breather here.
Scappy Do stands up and beckons Diesel to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Fight Scappy Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scappy Do takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scappy Do.
Diesel tries to buck Scappy Do off but Scappy Do is having none of it.
Scappy Do trying to control the position but Diesel is working away.
Scappy Do swings around for an armbar but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Scappy Do's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scappy Do is trying to keep Diesel in close.
Scappy Do keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Diesel controlling from the top position.
Scappy Do wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Just Fight Scappy Do's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Scappy Do.
Diesel looks to throw the jab but Scappy Do is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Scappy Do on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diesel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diesel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diesel throws a lazy right hand but Scappy Do sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Diesel misses.
Scappy Do seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Scappy Do moves out of range as Diesel strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Scappy Do misses the target.
Scappy Do gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scappy Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diesel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scappy Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diesel is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scappy Do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Scappy Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diesel just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScappy Do.
Scappy Do changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diesel tries to avoid it but Scappy Do manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diesel to the ground. Diesel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scappy Do rushes Diesel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scappy Do scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Schwonckl Diesel has been cut.
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Scappy Do trying to land knees to the body.
Scappy Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scappy Do backwards.
Scappy Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diesel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scappy Do misses with a knee to the head.
Scappy Do blocks an uppercut.
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scappy Do moves away.
Scappy Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel loads up on a big right hand but Scappy Do slips the punch.
Scappy Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diesel.
Scappy Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diesel circles away quickly and effectively.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Scappy Do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scappy Do throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diesel misses with a hook
and Scappy Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel misses with a hook.
Scappy Do went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diesel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scappy Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scappy Do doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scappy Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diesel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diesel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scappy Do throwing a counter right hand but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diesel defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Fight Scappy Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel jabs Scappy Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scappy Do shoots for a takedown but Diesel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diesel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scappy Do in his tracks.
Diesel dips to his left and cracks Scappy Do with an uppercut!
Diesel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do slips a straight right by Diesel.
Scappy Do is looking for a counter combo.
Scappy Do drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scappy Do throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel looks to land a right hand but Scappy Do moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scappy Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diesel throws a jab but it's blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do is looking to clinch.
Scappy Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scappy Do staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel throws a hook but Scappy Do blocks it.
Scappy Do tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diesel swivels and escapes.
Scappy Do fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Scappy Do moves out of range easily.
Scappy Do is looking to counter punch.
Diesel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diesel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel 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. This is the final round!
A jab from Diesel finds it's way through Scappy Do's defenses.
Scappy Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Diesel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scappy Do lands a high kick!
Diesel's corner calls for a 1-2. Diesel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diesel throws a nice looking combination but Scappy Do bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diesel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scappy Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel fakes the leg kick and cracks Scappy Do in the body.
Scappy Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
Diesel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scappy Do checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diesel looks to throw the jab but Scappy Do is out of range.
As Diesel tries to get set, Scappy Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Diesel manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scappy Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scappy Do moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do punishes Diesel's body with a nice straight punch.
Scappy Do with a hook.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scappy Do shoots in but no luck this time.
Diesel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scappy Do at a distance.
Scappy Do moves in looking to clinch but Diesel pushes him off.
Diesel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scappy Do tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scappy Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scappy Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel digs a right hand into Scappy Do's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scappy Do's gas tank.
Diesel pushes Scappy Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Just Fight Scappy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scappy Do tries a knee to the head but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scappy Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scappy Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diesel, pushing him back against the cage.
Diesel breaks from the clinch.
Diesel lands the left hand.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Scappy Do missing with knees to the body.
Scappy Do landing knees to the head.
Diesel lands a body punch.
Scappy Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diesel.
Scappy Do fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike.
Scappy Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diesel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scappy Do blocking some punches.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scappy Do is trying to pull guard but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Fight Scappy Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel lands with a right to the head.
Scappy Do landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Scappy Do jumps guard but Diesel stands there with Scappy Do around his waist. Scappy Do gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scappy Do looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Scappy Do wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scappy Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Diesel circles away.
Diesel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do defending well as Diesel loads up on a big left hand.
Scappy Do half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scappy Do tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scappy Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Scappy Do keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Diesel.
Diesel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diesel looks to land a left hand but Scappy Do moved out of range nicely.
Diesel misses with an uppercut. Scappy Do saw that one coming.
Schwonckl Diesel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for Diesel.
Scappy Do swings for the body but Diesel moves out of range.
Scappy Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diesel avoids the head kick by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses with a takedown
and Diesel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schwonckl Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diesel 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwonckl Diesel!
An out of breath Schwonckl Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 4009 p4p, 5799 weight class) and Landry Stephenson (ranked 425 p4p, 527 weight class). Eddie Bravo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bravo's guard.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Stephenson from controlling successfully.
Stephenson is fighting to break Bravo's control of his arms but Bravo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stephenson is one step ahead there.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.
Bravo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stephenson is aware though and is defending well.
Bravo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Stephenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stephenson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stephenson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo forces his way into half guard.
Bravo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stephenson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Bravo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 2368 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 251 p4p, 260 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby scores with the left hand. Ekelund knows he should have avoided that one.
Battleby lands a body shot.
Ekelund lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Ekelund misses.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Battleby keeps it at a distance.
Ekelund takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battleby misses with a low kick.
Ekelund throws a hook to the side of Battleby's head but Battleby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battleby is looking to counter the offense by Ekelund and move into the clinch.
Battleby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with an uppercut
and Battleby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekelund connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund darts in and clinches Battleby up against the cage.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Battleby.
Battleby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ekelund as Battleby tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby is trying to force a seperation but Ekelund has the dominant position.
Battleby misses with some punches.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battleby tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekelund gets a clinch.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battleby blocks an uppercut.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund blocking some punches.
Battleby misses with a punch on the inside.
Battleby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battleby lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Ekelund landing knees to the body.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Ekelund lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Battleby misses with the head strike.
Ekelund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Battleby working aggressively here.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekelund looks to throw the jab but Battleby is out of range.
Ekelund works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Ekelund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battleby doesn't seem phased though.
Ekelund rushes Battleby and presses him up against the cage.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby looking to stall.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Battleby cracks Ekelund with a nice body shot.
Battleby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battleby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekelund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battleby was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekelund.
A big left from Ekelund misses.
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Ekelund has Battleby pressed against the cage, preventing Battleby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battleby is defending well for now.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Battleby moves out of range.
Battleby throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ekelund avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Battleby circles away.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Battleby pushes him off.
It looked like Battleby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ekelund.
Ekelund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battleby, pushing him back against the cage.
Battleby tries to throw a body punch but Ekelund avoids it by throwing Battleby back against the cage.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battleby.
Ekelund lands a right hand.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby breaks the clinch.
Ekelund moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ekelund dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick Ekelund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battlebys head.
Battleby scores with a hook to the body.
Battleby misses with a punch to the body.
Battleby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Battleby works on Ekelund's body with a couple of short punches.
Battleby throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund takes a shot to the head.
Battleby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battleby has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battleby is defending well for now.
Battleby manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund pushes Battleby up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battleby lands with a left to the head.
Battleby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battleby.
Battleby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battleby.
Battleby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Ekelund keeps control of Battleby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battleby prevents Ekelund from breaking the clinch.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekelund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekelund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battleby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battleby takes a shot to the head.
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battleby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Battleby breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekelund darts in trying to clinch
and Battleby counters with a three punch combo that has Ekelund backing up. Ekelund nods at Battleby to acknowledge the strikes.
Battleby throws a wild body kick that Ekelund sees coming a mile off.
Battleby keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekelund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekelund misses with the combination.
Ulysses Battleby is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekelund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battleby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battleby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekelund's sensitive parts.
Ekelund takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Battleby lands with a cross.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Battleby pushes him off.
And Battleby counters with a quick kick to the body but Ekelund blocks it.
Battleby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekelund clinches up against the cage.
Battleby pushes Ekelund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Battleby is having none of it.
Battleby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund doesn't manage to clinch there - Battleby circles away.
Ekelund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battleby's head.
Ekelund might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekelund tries to clinch up but Battleby circles away and keeps his distance.
Battleby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ekelund closes the distance and pushes Battleby back into the cage.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund rushes Battleby and presses him up against the cage.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Battleby.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Ekelund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Battleby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ekelund scores with the left hand. Battleby knows he should have avoided that one.
Battleby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekelund.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battleby tries to keep at a distance but Ekelund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund lands a nice uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Battleby.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battleby lands a right hand.
Ekelund can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekelund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekelund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battleby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Battleby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battleby ducks under a wild hook from Ekelund.
Battleby throwing a counter right hand but Ekelund manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battleby walks into a jab.
 Battleby is rocked!
Battleby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ekelund lands a right hand from hell, dropping Battleby. Ekelund pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Ekelund!
An out of breath Dick Ekelund 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 1189 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Thanos Doomsday (ranked 176 p4p, 255 weight class). Charles Bukowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday shoots in but Bukowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on Doomsday's shoulder, as Doomsday tries to avoid the shot.
Doomsday pushes Bukowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Bukowski wants a takedown.
Bukowski tries to pull guard but Doomsday holds him up against the cage and eventually Bukowski drops back down to his feet.
Bukowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukowski jumps guard but Doomsday turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday landing knees to the body.
Bukowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Doomsday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doomsday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doomsday prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a right hand.
Bukowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday has a takedown stuffed.
Doomsday misses with a series of wild punches.
Bukowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doomsday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bukowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday tries to clinch up
and Bukowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Doomsday.
Doomsday lands a high kick!
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Bukowski.
Doomsday tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doomsday moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukowski breaks from the clinch.
Doomsday looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doomsday moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doomsday closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bukowski to the mat! Bukowski manages to get full guard.
Doomsday wants to get up but he can't break Bukowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bukowski keeping full guard, as Doomsday tries to pass.
Doomsday stopping the sweep attempt from Bukowski.
Doomsday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bukowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bukowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doomsday trying to control but Bukowski is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bukowski working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bukowski takes a swing at Doomsday's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bukowski showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is trying to stand back up but Bukowski is controlling him
Doomsday tries to roll over but Bukowski keeps him under control.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Doomsday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doomsday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doomsday wants to get back to his feet.
Doomsday wants to improve his position but Bukowski is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doomsday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bukowski throwing a counter right hand but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Doomsday looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday looking to score a takedown here. Bukowski is defending well but Doomsday drives through and ends up in Bukowski's guard.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but Bukowski keeps moving.
Doomsday postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Doomsday decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bukowski misses the target.
Charles Bukowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday throws a head kick but Bukowski moves out of range.
Bukowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doomsday's head.
Nice takedown defense from Bukowski. No joy for Doomsday on that attempt.
Doomsday forces Bukowski back against the cage and clinches.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doomsday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doomsday swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doomsday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bukowski manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Bukowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bukowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Doomsday's temple.
Bukowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bukowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Doomsday's temple.
Bukowski working over Doomsday with some ground and pound. Doomsday looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 Doomsday is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Doomsday's temple.
Doomsday is still in real trouble! Can Bukowski finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomsday is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bukowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Doomsday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski lands a big elbow - Doomsday is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bukowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bukowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 1417 p4p, 1410 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 158 p4p, 157 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Montpoisante misses the jab.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Montpoisante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick from Montpoisante misses.
Montpoisante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benedetti throws a hook but Montpoisante avoids it easily.
Montpoisante raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benedetti lands a big head kick that sends Montpoisante tumbling to the mat! Benedetti takes a step backwards and waves Montpoisante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Montpoisante is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montpoisante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Montpoisante is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti cracks Montpoisante on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Montpoisante falls backwards against the cage. Benedetti follows up with more strikes that drop Montpoisante to his knees. Benedetti keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Montpoisante! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Benedetti!
An out of breath Rafael Benedetti 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Reeves (ranked 1768 p4p, 2254 weight class) and Gee Gutsu (ranked 249 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keanu Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutsu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutsu wants it to stay on the feet.
Reeves misses with a straight left.
Gutsu clinches up against the cage.
Reeves is working for takedown but Gutsu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gutsu stops a takedown attempt from Reeves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keanu Reeves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gutsu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reeves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gutsu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gutsu prevents the takedown attempt.
Gutsu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reeves or not.
Gutsu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gutsu wants to control from the top but Reeves keeps moving.
Reeves keeping full guard, as Gutsu tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutsu preventing the sweep.
Reeves is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reeves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reeves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gutsu advances position into side control!
Gutsu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gutsu lands some shots froms side control.
Reeves takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gutsu is staying tight to Reeves's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gutsu trying to control the action but Reeves is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves taking a bit of punishment here - Gutsu scoring with strikes.
Gutsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeves keeps working.
Gutsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Reeves is defending well.
Gutsu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reeves's legs.
Reeves tries to buck Gutsu off but Gutsu is having none of it.
Gutsu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Reeves is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gutsu yanks on the arm and Reeves is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gutsu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gee Gutsu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 1133 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Nate DeBramalo (ranked 153 p4p, 197 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - DeBramalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antony throwing a counter right hand but DeBramalo manages to avoid it.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Antony should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nate DeBramalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Antony throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeBramalo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Antony is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Antony throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Nate DeBramalo has been cut.
DeBramalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeBramalo.
A shot to the body from DeBramalo misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antony tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony 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.
DeBramalo throws a right hand that misses
and Antony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeBramalo throws a body punch but Antony moves out of range.
DeBramalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antony is looking to counter punch.
DeBramalo with the inside leg kick.
DeBramalo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Antony takes a step back to recover.
Antony shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Antony shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Antony takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeBramalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeBramalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antony 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.
DeBramalo fails to land with a series of punches.
DeBramalo misses with a looping left.
DeBramalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antony scores with a jab to the head.
Antony throws a lazy uppercut
and DeBramalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antony thinking.
Antony is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
DeBramalo connects with a body shot that sends Antony's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antony looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antony throws a sloppy head kick
and DeBramalo counters with a good low kick that Antony was not able to check.
Antony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeBramalo.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands the left hand.
DeBramalo is looking to score with low kicks.
DeBramalo cracks Antony with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeBramalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeBramalo stuns Antony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeBramalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeBramalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antony with a hook.
Antony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeBramalo blocks a head kick by Antony.
DeBramalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nate DeBramalo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeBramalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeBramalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
It looked like Antony was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeBramalo.
Antony throws a head kick that misses.
Antony throws a poor cross that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Antony! DeBramalo lets Antony back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mark Antony's cut is getting worse.
DeBramalo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBramalo cracks Antony with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. DeBramalo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Antony to stand back up!
Antony is rocked!
Mark Antony's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
DeBramalo is stalking Antony. Antony circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from DeBramalo, and it's lights out! Antony really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nate DeBramalo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kamenev (ranked 1032 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Galen Dall Jr (ranked 148 p4p, 147 weight class). Galen Dall Jr 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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kamenev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Kamenev.
A big right from Dall Jr misses.
Kamenev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ivan Kamenev has been cut.
Dall Jr moves forwards but Kamenev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamenev slips a jab and a cross from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamenev misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Kamenev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall Jr momentarily.
Kamenev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall Jr.
Kamenev ducks under a wild hook from Dall Jr.
Kamenev staying out of range there.
Kamenev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenev is looking to clinch but Dall Jr is avoiding it.
Kamenev lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenev slips under a jab from Dall Jr.
Kamenev attempts a counter takedown but Dall Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Kamenev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dall Jr on the side of the head.
Dall Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamenev.
Kamenev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamenev lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Kamenev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamenev scores with a shot to the side of Dall Jr's head.
Kamenev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Kamenev lands a body shot.
Kamenev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenev can't find room to land a body shot as Dall Jr controls the action.
A short right from Kamenev on the inside.
Dall Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dall Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamenev can't find room to land a body shot as Dall Jr controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamenev.
Kamenev drags the fight down to the ground.
Dall Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamenev is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dall Jr looking to pass the guard.
Kamenev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dall Jr defends well.
Kamenev has Dall Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenev working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kamenev is proving hard to escape from.
Kamenev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dall Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kamenev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenev, not yet.
Kamenev is trying to keep Dall Jr in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kamenev jabs at Dall Jr's body.
Kamenev thuds his right hand into Dall Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamenev defending well as Dall Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Kamenev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamenev is just out of range.
Kamenev ducks under a wild hook from Dall Jr.
Kamenev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall Jr sizes up Kamenev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Kamenev moves out of range.
Dall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Kamenev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall Jr misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Kamenev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kamenev slips a straight right by Dall Jr.
Kamenev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dall Jr takes a swing at Kamenev's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Dall Jr.
Kamenev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dall Jr.
Kamenev thuds a left hand into Dall Jr's body.
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 Ivan Kamenev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kamenev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamenev looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall Jr is just out of range.
Kamenev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamenev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kamenev takes a swing at Dall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Dall Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Dall Jr misses.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick
and Kamenev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dall Jr!
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall Jr keeps working.
Kamenev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dall Jr, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kamenev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kamenev tries to pass to full mount but Dall Jr defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dall Jr missing with punches from the bottom.
Dall Jr is staying active underneath Kamenev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamenev seems to be working for a kimura but Dall Jr defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kamenev working the head and body with strikes.
Dall Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dall Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dall Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamenev is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamenev trying to control from half guard but Dall Jr is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev staying out of range there.
Galen Dall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Kamenev.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kamenev.
Dall Jr scores with a leg kick.
Dall Jr misses with a left hand
and Kamenev counters with a takedown into side control.
Kamenev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dall Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kamenev is looking to take a break and control but Dall Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivan Kamenev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dall Jr defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Kamenev keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Dall Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kamenev throwing strikes but Dall Jr manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenev tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall Jr swings around for an armbar but Kamenev sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall Jr's guard.
Kamenev wants to pass the guard but Dall Jr is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kamenev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kamenev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dall Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dall Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr is trying to hold Kamenev in close to prevent damage but Kamenev has managed to pass into half guard.
Kamenev works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Kamenev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kamenev moves to the back.
Dall Jr is in bad spot here.
Dall Jr showing good submission defense here.
Kamenev has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dall Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr trying to control but not successfully.
Dall Jr fending off the submission attempt from Kamenev.
Dall Jr fending off the submission attempt from Kamenev.
Kamenev controlling well, preventing Dall Jr from escaping the position.
Ivan Kamenev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kamenev doesn't have the hooks in and Dall Jr manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr wants to stand but Kamenev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kamenev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dall Jr looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamenev holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Kamenev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kamenev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamenev, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kamenev!
Ivan Kamenev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rectal Thermometer (ranked 299 p4p, 70 weight class) and Ansis Kaupens (ranked 44 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rectal Thermometer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermometer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaupens momentarily.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Kaupens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thermometer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaupens throws a hook but Thermometer avoids it easily.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut. Kaupens saw that one coming.
Kaupens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thermometer throws an overhand right that lands on Kaupens's shoulder, as Kaupens tries to avoid the shot.
Kaupens moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaupens misses with an uppercut. Thermometer saw that one coming.
Kaupens just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaupens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Kaupens swinging wildly here.
Kaupens slips under a jab from Thermometer.
Kaupens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rectal Thermometer has been cut.
Thermometer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermometer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
Kaupens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaupens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thermometer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaupens's head.
Thermometer walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaupens. That snapped Thermometer's head back.
Kaupens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thermometer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaupens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thermometer eats them both and turns towards Kaupens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kaupens connects with the punch.
Thermometer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thermometer misses with a body shot
and Kaupens counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer lands a jab to the head.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Thermometer.
Thermometer tries to clinch up but Kaupens circles away and keeps his distance.
As Thermometer backs off Kaupens throws a huge counter combo but Thermometer manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaupens with a jab.
Thermometer throws out a loose jab but Kaupens uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaupens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thermometer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thermometer swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Thermometer ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Thermometer is looking to counter the offense by Kaupens and move into the clinch.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
Kaupens misses with a straight right.
Thermometer throws a lazy right hand but Kaupens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thermometer throws a shot from downtown. Kaupens moves away and avoids it.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Kaupens cracks Thermometer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thermometer misses the shot to the body.
Thermometer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaupens! But no joy.
Kaupens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaupens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Kaupens misses.
Thermometer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaupens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaupens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaupens! But no joy.
Thermometer moves into the clinch.
Thermometer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kaupens.
Kaupens is trying to break the clinch but Thermometer has him pressed against the cage.
Kaupens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens throws a right hand that Thermometer ducks under and follows up with a left that Thermometer also avoids with ease.
Thermometer moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaupens is working Thermometer over against the cage.
Thermometer digs a right hand underneath Kaupens's ribcage. Kaupens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaupens tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Thermometer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thermometer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaupens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaupens struggles to land a body shot inside as Thermometer controls his hands.
Thermometer digs a right hand into Kaupens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaupens's gas tank.
Thermometer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaupens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaupens blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Kaupens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaupens's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Thermometer fails to land.
Thermometer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaupens throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaupens is trying to break the clinch but Thermometer has him pressed against the cage.
Kaupens tries to break the clinch but Thermometer is controlling the position.
Kaupens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thermometer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Thermometer misses with the head strike.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Kaupens avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Thermometer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaupens backwards.
Kaupens tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Thermometer blocks an uppercut.
Kaupens wants to get back to striking at distance but Thermometer won't allow it.
Thermometer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaupens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermometer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Kaupens has had enough of the clinch but Thermometer keeps him there for the moment.
Thermometer prevents Kaupens from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thermometer.
Thermometer scores with a shot to the side of Kaupens's head.
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 Rectal Thermometer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaupens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ansis Kaupens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaupens blocks a jab.
Thermometer avoids the body shot from Kaupens.
Kaupens scores with a body shot.
Thermometer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thermometer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Thermometer. Beautiful body shot.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut. Kaupens saw that one coming.
Thermometer misses with a body shot
and Kaupens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thermometer connects with a single shot there.
Thermometer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Thermometer missing with a left hand there. Kaupens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaupens! But no joy.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaupens.
Thermometer misses with a hook to the body
and Kaupens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thermometer looks to land a left hand but Kaupens moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer tries to clinch up.
Thermometer swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thermometer has time to react.
Thermometer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens throws out a powerful jab.
Kaupens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
A jab from Thermometer misses.
Kaupens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kaupens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thermometer circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Thermometer.
Thermometer scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Thermometer misses.
Kaupens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thermometer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaupens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thermometer counters with a left to the body.
Kaupens has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kaupens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Kaupens tries to get set, Thermometer tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaupens manages to avoid the attempt.
Thermometer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaupens is just out of range.
Thermometer takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thermometer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaupens.
Thermometer connects with a nice looking jab.
Thermometer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaupens.
Kaupens lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermometer's head.
Thermometer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thermometer thuds his right hand into Kaupens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thermometer moves away from the strike by Kaupens.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaupens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaupens misses the target.
Thermometer swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens misses with a straight right.
Thermometer slips under a jab from Kaupens.
Kaupens looks to land a combination but Thermometer avoids it well.
Thermometer looks to land a left hand but Kaupens moved out of range nicely.
Kaupens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermometer.
Kaupens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thermometer under the eye.
Thermometer swings for the body but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaupens connects with a nice looking jab.
Thermometer scores with a jab. Kaupens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaupens in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thermometer punishes Kaupens's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaupens looks to throw the jab but Thermometer is out of range.
Thermometer thuds a left hand into Kaupens's body.
Thermometer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaupens throws out a counter right but Thermometer avoids it with no problem.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thermometer lands with a good body shot.
Thermometer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaupens punishes Thermometer's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermometer slips a jab and a cross from Kaupens.
Kaupens is breathing heavily.
Kaupens throws an overhand right that lands on Thermometer's shoulder, as Thermometer tries to avoid the shot.
Thermometer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thermometer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaupens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaupens ducks under a wild hook from Thermometer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaupens doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaupens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaupens lands a body shot.
Thermometer lands a jab to Kaupens's midsection.
Thermometer walks into a stiff left hand from Kaupens.
Thermometer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaupens throws a right hand that misses
and Thermometer counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaupens tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Thermometer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Kaupens controls the action.
Kaupens misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thermometer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaupens manages to break the clinch.
Thermometer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thermometer.
A hook to the body from Thermometer.
Thermometer lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rectal Thermometer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
That's time! Thermometer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thermometer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaupens on the side of the head.
Thermometer throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens scores with a hook to the body. Thermometer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaupens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thermometer throws a jab when Kaupens was well out of range.
Thermometer takes a swing at Kaupens's ribcage but misses.
Thermometer throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Thermometer is looking to clinch but Kaupens is avoiding it.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Thermometer.
Thermometer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaupens is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Kaupens digs a right hand underneath Thermometer's ribcage. Thermometer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaupens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermometer misses with a body punch.
Kaupens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaupens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaupens tries to work over Thermometer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thermometer working aggressively here.
Thermometer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaupens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermometer misses with a body punch.
Kaupens tries to throw a body punch but Thermometer avoids it by throwing Kaupens back against the cage.
Kaupens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaupens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thermometer's head.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermometer moves away.
Thermometer throws a body shot but no joy.
Thermometer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer misses with a looping left.
Kaupens doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kaupens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaupens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaupens was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Nice defenses there by Kaupens.
Kaupens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
Kaupens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermometer.
The fighters circling - Thermometer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens slips under a jab from Thermometer.
Thermometer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermometer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
Kaupens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thermometer looks to land a right hand but Kaupens moved out of range.
Kaupens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermometer moves away.
Thermometer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaupens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thermometer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaupens on the side of the head.
Kaupens misses with a hook
and Thermometer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens swings for the body but Thermometer moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thermometer misses the target.
Thermometer lands a right hook to the body.
Thermometer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thermometer pushes Kaupens up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaupens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaupens blocks an uppercut.
Thermometer struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaupens controls his hands.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thermometer misses with a body shot.
Kaupens misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but Thermometer avoids them all with ease.
Kaupens with a jab.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thermometer's head backwards.
Kaupens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaupens scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer tests Kaupens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thermometer misses with the head strike.
Kaupens struggles to land a body shot inside as Thermometer controls his hands.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Kaupens avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Thermometer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thermometer misses with a punch on the inside.
Thermometer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaupens backwards.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaupens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaupens tries to work over Thermometer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaupens blocking some punches.
Thermometer 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.
Rectal Thermometer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaupens scores with a jab. Thermometer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Thermometer moves away and avoids it.
Kaupens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaupens looks to land a combination but Thermometer avoids it well.
Thermometer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermometer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaupens swings for the body but Thermometer moves out of range.
Thermometer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaupens's head.
Thermometer cracks Kaupens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thermometer tries to clinch but Kaupens is having none of it.
Thermometer instigates a clinch.
Thermometer lands a body shot.
Thermometer blocks a body shot from Kaupens.
Rectal Thermometer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thermometer is working Kaupens over against the cage.
Kaupens breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaupens in his tracks.
Thermometer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaupens is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kaupens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer is looking to clinch.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Thermometer loads up on a big right hand but Kaupens slips the punch.
Thermometer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Kaupens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thermometer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaupens's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thermometer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaupens ducks under a wild hook from Thermometer.
Kaupens is looking for the big counter here.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
Kaupens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaupens needs to keep his hands up - Thermometer had a free shot at his head there.
Thermometer scores with a hook to the body. Kaupens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaupens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thermometer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaupens blocks a jab.
Thermometer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer rushes Kaupens and presses him up against the cage.
Kaupens can't break the clinch.
Kaupens has had enough of the clinch but Thermometer keeps him there for the moment.
Kaupens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaupens jabs at Thermometer's body.
Kaupens misses with a straight left.
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thermometer misses with a straight right.
Kaupens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaupens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thermometer throws a shot from downtown. Kaupens moves away and avoids it.
Kaupens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thermometer in his tracks.
Thermometer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thermometer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaupens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens throws out a loose jab but Thermometer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thermometer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thermometer scores with a jab.
Kaupens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaupens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thermometer tries to clinch up.
Kaupens just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens moves out of range as Thermometer strikes.
Kaupens slips a straight right by Thermometer.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaupens misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Thermometer misses the target.
Kaupens throws out a counter right but Thermometer avoids it with no problem.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer digs a good hook to Kaupens's body.
Thermometer walks into a straight right hand from Kaupens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
Thermometer slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaupens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermometer moves away.
Kaupens throws an overhand right that lands on Thermometer's shoulder, as Thermometer tries to avoid the shot.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer throws the left hand but Kaupens avoids the punch easily.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but Thermometer moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kaupens.
Thermometer with a nice cross.
Kaupens misses with the combination.
Kaupens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thermometer.
Thermometer swings widly with a right hand
and Kaupens counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermometer scores with a hook to the body. Kaupens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rectal Thermometer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaupens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer looks to throw the jab but Kaupens is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaupens as he connects with a hook.
Kaupens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermometer walks into a left hand.
Thermometer just misses with a punch to the body.
Thermometer is looking to clinch but Kaupens is avoiding it.
Thermometer throws a hook to the side of Kaupens's head but Kaupens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaupens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaupens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thermometers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thermometer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaupens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thermometer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaupens.
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!
Kaupens cracks Thermometer with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thermometer works Kaupens's body with a nice hook.
Thermometer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Thermometer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaupens defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
Kaupens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thermometer.
Kaupens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thermometer's hands.
Thermometer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaupens throws a body shot but no joy.
Thermometer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Thermometer moves out of range.
Kaupens misses with a double jab.
Thermometer moves into range and clinches up with Kaupens.
Thermometer has a couple of punches blocked by Kaupens.
Kaupens struggles to land a body shot inside as Thermometer controls his hands.
Kaupens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thermometer pushes Kaupens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thermometer.
Rectal Thermometer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaupens tries to circle away but Thermometer has him pinned against the cage.
Kaupens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaupens tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Kaupens prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
Kaupens misses with a body punch.
Kaupens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaupens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaupens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaupens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaupens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thermometer misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaupens pushes Thermometer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaupens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thermometer's elbow.
Thermometer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaupens's efforts to push away.
Kaupens has had enough of the clinch but Thermometer keeps him there for the moment.
Kaupens digs a right hand into Thermometer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thermometer's gas tank.
Kaupens struggles to land a body shot inside as Thermometer controls his hands.
Kaupens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thermometer has time to react.
Thermometer moves out of range as Kaupens strikes.
Thermometer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thermometer jabs Kaupens right on the nose. Kaupens blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Thermometer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ansis Kaupens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaupens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thermometer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaupens throws out the jab.
Kaupens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thermometer tries to clinch up but Kaupens circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaupens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermometer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaupens.
Kaupens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thermometer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
Thermometer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaupens.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaupens.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Kaupens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer closes the distance and clinches.
Kaupens tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Kaupens misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ansis Kaupens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thermometer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rectal Thermometer!
Rectal Thermometer is the new middleweight champion!
Rectal Thermometer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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