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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 22559 p4p, 24125 weight class) and Helmuth Ham (ranked 615 p4p, 630 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the ring accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Helmuth Ham has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vrej Nazaryan's chin.
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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 39 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Helmuth Ham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a combination that misses
and Ham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ham looks low and kicks high, catching Nazaryan right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
 Nazaryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazaryan throws a combination that misses
and Ham counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Nazaryan goes down! Ham rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Nazaryan is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Ham has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nazaryan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ham cracks Nazaryan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nazaryan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Nazaryan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Ham throws a front kick to the face that drops Nazaryan face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Helmuth Ham!
After winning the bout, Helmuth Ham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Demuss (ranked 6062 p4p, 6142 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 625 p4p, 627 weight class). Demuss comes to the ring accompanied by Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. Bill Goldberg 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demuss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demuss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Demuss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demuss seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Demuss lands a jab.
Demuss tries to score with a low kick but Goldberg moves his leg out of the way.
Goldberg lands a front kick to the face, that drops Demuss to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
 It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demuss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldberg.
Goldberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demuss defending well as Goldberg loads up on a big left hand.
Demuss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goldberg lands the left hand.
Demuss connects with a single shot there.
Demuss connects with a solid leg kick.
Goldberg with the inside leg kick.
Goldberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demuss can pounce on him.
Goldberg tests Demuss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demuss is rocked!
Demuss drops his guard momentarily, allowing Goldberg to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Demuss! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Goldberg takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Goldberg!
Our winner, Bill Goldberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Shane Murphy (ranked 4209 p4p, 16380 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 509 p4p, 672 weight class). Tarlac has chosen Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A combination from Tarlac does no damage.
Murphy throws a quick counter head kick but Tarlac was just out of range.
Tarlac takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarlac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tarlac lands with a right to the head.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarlac.
Tarlac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a head kick but Tarlac moves out of range.
Murphy lands a head kick that bluckles Tarlac and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Murphy no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 Tarlac is rocked!
 It looks like Vladimir Tarlac has been cut.
Tarlac is looking to clinch.
Tarlac is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Tarlac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Tarlac seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy and Tarlac are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Murphy throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tarlac into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Murphy knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Murphy!
Shane Murphy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Vladimir Tarlac spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 6675 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 215 p4p, 78 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Dammon onto his butt! Dammon pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Adams misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fester Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams cracks Dammon with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fester Adams !
An out of breath Fester Adams 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Lee (ranked 3020 p4p, 14213 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 120 p4p, 162 weight class). Drama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Vicious White Kids No Lip. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee cracks Drama with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Drama is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Drama is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
It looks like Johnny Drama has been cut.
Drama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Drama.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drama throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Drama crashing to the mat! Drama is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Lee screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Larry Lee!
A very excited looking Larry Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between OJ Da Killa (ranked 6046 p4p, 3601 weight class) and Barion Montgomery (ranked 571 p4p, 435 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Da Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barion Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Killa slips a jab and a cross from Montgomery.
Da Killa misses with a body kick.
Montgomery misses with a head kick.
Montgomery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Killa has Montgomery up against the ropes in a clinch.
Da Killa is struggling to control the position.
Montgomery tries to work over Da Killa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Killa is trying to maintain a safe position but Montgomery gets an underhook and turns Da Killa into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montgomery as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa blocks a body shot from Montgomery.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Killa.
Montgomery throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Da Killa's ribcage. Da Killa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montgomery taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Da Killa taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa taking a breather.
Montgomery tries to stall but Da Killa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Da Killa has Montgomery pressed against the ropes.
Montgomery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Killa is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Da Killa.
Da Killa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Killa lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Killa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Da Killa swinging wildly here.
Da Killa ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Killa instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Da Killa is stalling here.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barion Montgomery will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Da Killa defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Da Killa misses with a hook.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery thows a leg kick but Da Killa checks it
and Da Killa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Killa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Killa's corner calls for a 1-2. Da Killa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montgomery has Da Killa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Killa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Montgomery up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Killa controls his hands.
Da Killa trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Montgomery.
It looks like OJ Da Killa has been cut.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Killa looking to stall.
Montgomery's coach down at For Pride and Prodigies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montgomery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Killa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Da Killa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
I was talking to Da Killa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery trying to control the position but instead, Da Killa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montgomery into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OJ Da Killa.
Da Killa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Killa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Da Killa scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Killa works the jab nicely.
Da Killa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Killa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Da Killa blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montgomery as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Da Killa blocking some punches.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
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 OJ Da Killa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on OJ Da Killa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Montgomery moves into the clinch.
Montgomery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Da Killa throws knees to the body.
Da Killa is trying to maintain a safe position but Montgomery gets an underhook and turns Da Killa into the ropes.
Montgomery lands with a left to the head.
Da Killa trying to control the position but instead, Montgomery has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Killa into the ropes.
Montgomery misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Montgomery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa takes a shot to the head.
Montgomery misses with a knee strike.
Da Killa prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Da Killa prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa landing knees to the body.
Montgomery lands a nice knee to the body.
Montgomery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Killa is rocked!
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Da Killa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montgomery pushes Da Killa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barion Montgomery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montgomery stalls.
Montgomery breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Da Killa with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Da Killa looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Da Killa get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Barion Montgomery!
During a confident post fight interview, Barion Montgomery thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 1707 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 247 p4p, 253 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson throws a right hand that misses
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farquharson scores with a push kick.
Farquharson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farquharson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar lands with a hook. Farquharson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar clinches.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Farquharson blocks a body shot from Lesnar.
Farquharson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lesnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch but Farquharson improves position.
Our sources have told us that Farquharson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Farquharson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Farquharson prevents a body shot from Lesnar.
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar effectively controlling the action here.
Lesnar misses with a body punch.
Farquharson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farquharson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farquharson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lesnar's defenses.
That has opened up Mark Lesnar's cut even more.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Farquharson.
Lesnar looks winded!
Nice elbow from Farquharson.
Farquharson pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Farquharson.
Lesnar can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Farquharson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Farquharson back against the ropes.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Farquharson lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Lesnar goes down! The ref sends Farquharson to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Lesnar is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Farquharson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farquharson throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Farquharson connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Farquharson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.
Farquharson misses with a jab to the body
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a body shot.
Lesnar throws out a counter right but Farquharson avoids it with no problem.
Farquharson cracks Lesnar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a jab.
The cut above Mark Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farquharson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farquharson tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar drops his guard momentarily, allowing Farquharson to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Lesnar! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Farquharson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malcom Farquharson!
After winning the bout, Malcom Farquharson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta PF (ranked 22465 p4p, 5236 weight class) and Theodore Epicity (ranked 641 p4p, 578 weight class). Epicity comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tempest by Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta PF!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theodore Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from PF.
PF with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
PF lands a nice leg kick that just misses Epicity's sensitive parts.
PF is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Epicity throws a looping overhand right but PF ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but PF paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beta PF seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PF misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Epicity has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
PF connects with a solid leg kick.
PF throws the kick towards the body but Epicity avoids it.
Epicity lands a body shot.
PF misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
PF has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Epicity blocks a low kick nicely.
Epicity with a hook.
Epicity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PF throws a leg kick that is checked
and whilst PF still has his hands down, Epicity counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends PF crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will PF be able to survive another onslaught?
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicity throws a body punch but PF moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PF with a hook.
PF lands with an uppercut that bounces Epicity off the ropes and back into range.
PF avoids the body shot from Epicity.
PF throws a quick inside leg kick.
PF connects with a body shot that sends Epicity's belly button to the back.
A jab from Epicity misses.
Epicity avoids the body shot from PF.
PF misses with a looping left.
Epicity avoids the head kick by PF.
Epicity misses with a hook. PF ducked under it nicely.
PF lands a body shot.
PF throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
PF comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from PF.
PF throws a body shot but no joy.
PF dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Epicity. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PF throws a leg kick but Epicity moved away.
The fighters circling - PF throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epicity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
PF throws a lazy right hand but Epicity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Epicity releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
PF scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Epicity.
Epicity lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Beta PF has been cut.
PF scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Epicity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
PF 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.
PF pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PF moves out of range of the strikes.
PF misses with an uppercut.
Epicity looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Epicity tries to clinch but PF is having none of it.
PF lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Theodore Epicity should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Beta PF's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
PF lunges at Epicity with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Epicity's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. PF darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
PF misses with a straight right.
Epicity let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
PF misses with an uppercut.
PF throws a low kick but it's checked well by Epicity.
PF lands a jab to Epicity's midsection.
Epicity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Epicity.
Epicity looks to land a left hand but PF moved out of range nicely.
Epicity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Epicity misses with a head kick.
You can see that Epicity has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PF throws out a powerful jab.
PF scores with a punch to the head.
PF looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PF tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for PF.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PF throws a body punch but Epicity moves out of range.
PF jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Epicity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before PF can pounce on him.
PF misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Epicity crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from PF - the referee stops the clock and Epicity gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says PF. Epicity manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Epicity blocks a leg kick.
Epicity misses with a body shot.
Epicity moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicity tries a low kick but PF avoids it.
PF slips under a jab.
PF throws a body kick that misses
and Epicity counters with a straight right hand.
PF blocks a jab.
Epicity scores with a punch to the head.
Epicity avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Epicity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PF misses with a low kick as Epicity jumps back.
Beta PF is winning the standup battle so far.
Epicity blocks a head kick by PF.
PF scores with a nice right hand.
Epicity throws the left hand but PF avoids the punch easily.
PF connects with a leg kick.
Epicity looks to throw the jab but PF is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Epicity misses the target.
PF scores with a push kick.
PF misses with a low kick.
PF misses with a low kick.
Epicity connects with a body shot.
PF connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Epicity defending well as PF loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PF misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta PF dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta PF's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
PF looking to land some kicks to the body here.
PF lands a nice shot that snaps Epicity's head back.
Epicity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PF.
Epicity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Epicity misses with a body shot.
PF throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Epicity misses with a straight right.
PF connects with a looping right hand.
PF thumps Epicity with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for PF.
PF connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Epicity blocks the body kick.
PF feints and then cracks Epicity's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Epicity down.
Epicity's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PF swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before PF can pounce on him.
PF listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
PF slips under a jab.
PF throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Epicity counter with a right hand.
PF is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicity can do to turn this around?
PF takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by PF.
PF throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theodore Epicity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epicity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for PF.
Epicity is rocked!
Epicity misses with a head kick.
Epicity is still on wobbly legs! Can PF finish him?
Epicity pivots, looking for a leg kick but PF is out of range and Epicity settles back down.
Epicity seems to have recovered his senses.
PF swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Epicity counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from PF.
Epicity digs a good hook to PF's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PF throws a low kick but Epicity moves out of range easily.
Epicity checks the leg kick nicely there.
PF tries a head kick but it misses.
PF lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
PF avoids the body shot from Epicity.
A low kick from PF misses
and Epicity counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicity misses with an attempted mid kick.
PF 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.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Epicity lands a jab to the nose.
PF dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PF wants to slow Epicity down by chopping away at his legs.
PF with a nice calf kick.
PF scores with a nice strike.
PF jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beta PF showed his dominance in that final round.
Well PF has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 3645 p4p, 3931 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 452 p4p, 480 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Uriah Small 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 55 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbins checks the leg kick.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Robbins lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robbins.
Small throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robbins cracks Small with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robbins misses with an uppercut
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Robbins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Small.
Robbins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbins throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small walks into a straight right hand from Robbins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins slips a straight right by Small.
Nice body punch from Small.
Robbins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Robbins dips to his left and cracks Small with an uppercut!
Robbins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robbins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robbins clinches.
Robbins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Robbins.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins lands a nice uppercut.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Small back against the ropes.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small misses with a body punch.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins scores with a shoulder strike.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Robbins.
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robbins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Robbins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Small tries to work over Robbins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Small lands a body punch.
Small scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Robbins.
A hook to the body from Robbins.
Robbins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Robbins.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small is rocked!
Robbins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbins scores with a shot to the side of Small's head.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbins finish him?
Robbins gets through Small's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins lands a body shot.
Small looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbins.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
A shot in the inside from Robbins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
Small seems to have recovered his senses.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
Robbins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
Uriah Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Small is able to avoid easily.
Small ducks into a a hook from Robbins and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Robbins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robbins. That's going to slow Small down.
Robbins scores with a leg kick.
Small on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Robbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robbins drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Small onto his butt! Small pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Small walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Robbins rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Small has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Small tries to keep at a distance but Robbins has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Robbins.
Robbins works on Small's body with a couple of short punches.
Marty Robbins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Small is breathing heavily.
Robbins lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Uriah Small has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Robbins.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbins.
Robbins lands with a right to the head.
Robbins breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Small with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Small looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Small get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Robbins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Small crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Small's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
After winning the bout, Marty Robbins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22908 p4p, 22592 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 611 p4p, 661 weight class). Upchurch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Quit Lyin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Upchurch avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Upchurch pushes Magomedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Magomedov taking a breather.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Upchurch looks winded!
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Upchurch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the ropes.
Magomedov tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Upchurch with a nice body shot.
Magomedov tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Magomedov landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magomedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Upchurch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Upchurch thinks about the counter body kick.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Upchurch tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch is breathing heavily.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Magomedov works on Upchurch's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Upchurch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Upchurch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to control Upchurch's arms but Upchurch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magomedov has his back to the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Upchurch or not.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Upchurch is rocked!
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Magomedov pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchurch seems to have recovered his senses.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov connects with a quick right hand that sends Upchurch tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
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