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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 2110 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 264 p4p, 218 weight class). Nikos Giannopoulos 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Giannopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
Giannopoulos checks a low kick from Shutes.
Giannopoulos looks to land a right hand but Shutes moved out of range.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Shutes slips the punch.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Shutes was well out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Shutes throws a body punch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shutes sizes up Giannopoulos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Giannopoulos scores with a body shot.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a body kick.
Shutes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giannopoulos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shutes blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes misses with a kick to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Shutes's shoulder, as Shutes tries to avoid the shot.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Some bone on bone action there as Shutes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giannopoulos with a body shot.
Shutes tries to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Giannopoulos misses.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shutes counters with a nice body kick.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shutes throws a right and a left that Giannopoulos avoids nicely.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
It seemed like Shutes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Shutes misses.
Giannopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giannopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shutes.
Shutes lands a nice looking body kick.
Giannopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giannopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Giannopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Shutes as he connects with a hook.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giannopoulos at a distance.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shutes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shutes.
Giannopoulos tries to land a body kick
and Shutes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giannopoulos's knee momentarily.
Giannopoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
Shutes avoids a kick to the body.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Shutes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a combination
and Shutes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shutes slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
Shutes jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Giannopoulos off balance momentarily.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shutes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shutes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giannopoulos, as that shot connected.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos looks to land a right hand but Shutes moved out of range.
Shutes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giannopoulos's knee momentarily.
Giannopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shutes to score with a decent uppercut.
Shutes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shutes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giannopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shutes thows a body kick. Giannopoulos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shutes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shutes pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Shutes was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Giannopoulos there.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shutes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giannopoulos has time to react.
A left lands for Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but Shutes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos drops his hands momentarily and Shutes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giannopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Giannopoulos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shutes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shutes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shutes lands a right hook to the body.
Shutes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giannopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Giannopoulos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Giannopoulos.
Shutes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giannopoulos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shutes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giannopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shutes cracks Giannopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shutes instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shutes looking to throw knees to the head but Giannopoulos is blocking nicely.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Shutes misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Shutes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giannopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shutes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giannopoulos gets through Shutes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shutes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Giannopoulos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shutes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos controlling the action here for a moment.
Shutes lands an elbow inside.
Shutes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giannopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Shutes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giannopoulos backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shutes misses with an elbow strike.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shutes crunches a lovely knee into Giannopoulos's ribcage.
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giannopoulos avoids it.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Shutes.
Wesley Shutes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Giannopoulos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Shutes scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shutes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Shutes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donk. Giannopoulos catches Shutes right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Shutes counters with an outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos dips to his left and cracks Shutes with an uppercut!
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giannopoulos misses with a body punch
and Shutes counters with a big head kick but Giannopoulos shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Shutes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shutes - that will leave a mark!
Shutes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giannopoulos. That did some damage!
Shutes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick from Shutes.
Shutes lands a nice looking body kick.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Shutes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes connects with a single shot there.
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!
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shutes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shutes. That one must have hurt.
Giannopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Shutes.
Giannopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shutes counters with a thumping low kick.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giannopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shutes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shutes staying out of range there.
Shutes's corner calls for a 1-2. Shutes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Shutes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giannopoulos thinking.
Shutes scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Shutes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes gets a double leg takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Giannopoulos wants to get back to his feet but Shutes passes into half guard.
Shutes is trying to control the action in half guard but Giannopoulos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shutes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shutes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shutes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giannopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shutes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shutes pulls his head out easily.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shutes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shutes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Shutes, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shutes 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
After the fight, Wesley Shutes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Larkin (ranked 2418 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 336 p4p, 246 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with a right hand
and Fadda Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Larkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Larkin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fadda Jr throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Larkin's body to avoid the submission. Larkin has instead reached around Fadda Jr's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Larkin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donnie Larkin!
Donnie Larkin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Hardaway (ranked 1193 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 155 p4p, 191 weight class). Hardaway's entrance music is My My, Hey Hey - Neil Young. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Andrianov enters the cage!
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Hardaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardaway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrianov.
Nice straight punches there by Andrianov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrianov.
Hardaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianov.
Andrianov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Hardaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov with a nice cross.
Andrianov slips a jab and a cross from Hardaway.
Hardaway moves away from the strike by Andrianov.
Hardaway misses with a looping left.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Hardaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrianov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrianov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrianov cracks Hardaway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardaway throws a sloppy head kick and Andrianov moves out of range easily.
Hardaway scores with a one two! Andrianov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Andrianov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardaway's hands.
Andrianov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway throws a front kick aimed at Andrianov's knee but Andrianov avoids it well.
Hardaway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardaway blocks a jab.
Andrianov tests Hardaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Hardaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardaway throws a leg kick but Andrianov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andrianov moves away from the strike by Hardaway.
Andrianov's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrianov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardaway looks to land a combination but Andrianov avoids it well.
Hardaway lands a jab to Andrianov's midsection.
A big right from Hardaway misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andrianov, as that shot connected.
Andrianov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardaway momentarily.
Hardaway connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andrianov 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.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardaway manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tests Hardaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrianov blocks a head kick by Hardaway.
Andrianov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Andrianov works the jab nicely.
Andrianov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Glory 4 Boxing in the buildup to the fight.
Andrianov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardaway lands a jab.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Hardaway lands a front kick.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardaway is just out of range.
Hardaway takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrianov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrianov moves away from the strike by Hardaway.
Hardaway ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Andrianov as he checks the leg kick.
Hardaway throws out a loose jab but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardaway had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Andrianov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardaway misses the jab.
Andrianov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardaway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andrianov swinging wildly here.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Hardaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianov wants to counter with a clinch but Hardaway pushes him away.
Hardaway walks into a straight right hand from Andrianov.
Hardaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardaway scores with a head kick.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Hardaway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrianov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrianov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianov misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov defending well as Hardaway loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianov throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Andrianov misses.
Hardaway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Hardaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Hardaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardaway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Hardaway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrianov.
Andrianov lunges at Hardaway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardaway's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov has closed the distance and engaged Hardaway in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardaway.
Andrianov throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrianov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov slips a straight right by Hardaway.
Hardaway scores with a leg kick.
Andrianov throws a lazy right hand but Hardaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardaway throws a hook but Andrianov avoids it easily.
Andrianov tries to counter with a clinch but Hardaway shakes him off and moves away.
Andrianov throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardaway counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardaway. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianov takes a swing at Hardaway's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardaway is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardaway on the side of the head.
Andrianov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardaway throws a lazy right hand but Andrianov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Andrianov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Andrianov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardaway throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a counter combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andrianov!
Andrianov misses with a double jab.
Hardaway connects with a leg kick.
Hardaway throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Andrianov misses.
Hardaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardaway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrianov under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardaway misses the target.
Hardaway scores with a body shot.
Andrianov throws an overhand right that lands on Hardaway's shoulder, as Hardaway tries to avoid the shot.
As Andrianov backs away, Hardaway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov staying out of range there.
Andrianov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardaway with a body shot.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Hardaway.
Hardaway connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov misses with a right hand
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardaway throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Hardaway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks a low kick nicely.
Samuel Hardaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardaway.
Andrianov unleashes a big counter combination but Hardaway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Andrianov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Andrianov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andrianov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andrianov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardaway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrianov rushes Hardaway and presses him up against the cage.
Hardaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardaway breaks the clinch.
Hardaway throws a low kick, looking for Andrianov's leg but Andrianov calmly moves out of range.
Andrianov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardaway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrianov throws a hook but Hardaway blocks it.
Andrianov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardaway looks to land a right hand but Andrianov moved out of range.
A nice side step and Andrianov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Hardaway's head but Hardaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Andrianov lands a body shot.
Andrianov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardaway with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardaway walks into a left hand.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardaway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrianov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardaway on the side of the head.
Hardaway 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.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Hardaway moves out of range.
Hardaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardaway.
Hardaway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Andrianov there.
Hardaway slips a jab and a cross from Andrianov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Hardaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardaway!
Andrianov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardaway gets tackled into the cage by Andrianov. Andrianov maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Hardaway lands a right hand.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Hardaway is controlling him.
Hardaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks a body shot from Hardaway.
Hardaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrianov controls his hands.
Hardaway will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrianov up against the cage.
Hardaway 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.
Andrianov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrianov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardaway moves away.
Andrianov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov slips a straight right by Hardaway.
Andrianov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardaway can pounce on him.
Hardaway cracks Andrianov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov with a hook.
Andrianov throws a hook but Hardaway blocks it.
As Andrianov looks to move away, Hardaway throws a big counter combo but Andrianov just gets out of the way.
Hardaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Andrianov. Those never looked like landing.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Hardaway lands with a kick to the temple. Andrianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardaway lands with a hook. Andrianov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrianov scores with a nice head shot.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov moves out of range as Hardaway strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardaway throws a leg kick
and Andrianov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardaway motions for Andrianov to come forward. Hardaway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardaway throws a jab when Andrianov was well out of range.
Hardaway misses with a straight left.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Hardaway moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Hardaway misses its intended target.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianov throws out the jab.
Andrianov throws a shot to the body.
Andrianov works the jab nicely.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardaway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway lands a jab to the head.
Andrianov is looking to clinch.
Andrianov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardaway ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Hardaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Hardaway avoids them all with ease.
Andrianov throws a hook but Hardaway avoids it easily.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Hardaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardaway.
It looked like Hardaway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Hardaway misses.
Hardaway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andrianov.
Andrianov moves out of range as Hardaway throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardaway. That snapped Andrianov's head back.
Andrianov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardaway.
Hardaway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardaway scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrianov tries to clinch up.
Andrianov rushes Hardaway and presses him up against the cage.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardaway digs a right hand into Andrianov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andrianov's gas tank.
Hardaway looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardaway is working Andrianov over against the cage.
Andrianov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardaway prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Hardaway misses with a punch to the body.
Hardaway controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardaway slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Hardaway.
I think Hardaway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Hardaway!
An out of breath Samuel Hardaway 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 Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1474 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Psiris Fuhren (ranked 223 p4p, 265 weight class). Fuhren has chosen Everybody Dies as his entrance music. Paulo Blikstein 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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuhren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blikstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blikstein throws a shot from downtown. Fuhren moves away and avoids it.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren throws a leg kick which misses Blikstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Blikstein tries to avoid it.
Fuhren misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Blikstein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blikstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuhren throws a poor cross that misses
and Blikstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Fuhren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blikstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuhren lands with a kick to the temple. Blikstein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuhren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuhren is looking to slow Blikstein down with leg kicks.
Fuhren throws out a loose jab but Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blikstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blikstein moves out of range as Fuhren strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Fuhren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuhren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fuhren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fuhren looks to score with a jab to the body but Blikstein is just out of range.
Fuhren with a jab.
Fuhren catches Blikstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blikstein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blikstein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuhren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuhren throws a body punch but Blikstein moves out of range.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Blikstein.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blikstein.
Blikstein misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fuhren misses its intended target.
Fuhren lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Blikstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuhren was well out of range. Poor timing from Blikstein.
Fuhren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fuhren lands with a straight right. Blikstein didn't see that one coming.
Blikstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuhren throws out the jab.
Fuhren cracks Blikstein with a good jab.
Blikstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuhren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuhren misses with a looping left.
Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuhren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Psiris Fuhren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blikstein staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fuhren misses with a kick to the body.
Fuhren looks to land a left hand but Blikstein moved out of range nicely.
Blikstein cracks a nice hook into Fuhren's ribs.
Psiris Fuhren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuhren lands a glancing blow to the side of Blikstein's head.
Fuhren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blikstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuhren lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fuhren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blikstein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fuhren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blikstein on the side of the head.
Blikstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Fuhren misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Blikstein misses its target.
Fuhren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blikstein counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fuhren! Blikstein lets Fuhren back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blikstein moves away from the strike by Fuhren.
Blikstein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fuhren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuhren.
Fuhren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Fuhren.
Blikstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuhren throws a solid leg kick but Blikstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuhren.
Fuhren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blikstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fuhren looks to score with a jab to the body but Blikstein is just out of range.
Fuhren throws a head kick but Blikstein moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuhren.
Blikstein scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuhren takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Psiris Fuhren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuhren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blikstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuhren scores with a head kick. Blikstein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blikstein throws a looping overhand right but Fuhren ducks down to avoid it.
Fuhren throws a solid leg kick but Blikstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a poor cross that misses
and Blikstein counters with a one-two to the body.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fuhren as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuhren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blikstein. Blikstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blikstein lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren throws a big shot that misses.
Blikstein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fuhren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blikstein - the referee stops the clock and Fuhren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blikstein. Fuhren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blikstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuhren is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blikstein. Fuhren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuhren scores with a jab to the body.
Fuhren misses with a few strikes there.
Blikstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fuhren tries to avoid it but Blikstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fuhren to the ground. Fuhren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blikstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blikstein tests Fuhren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuhren missing with a left hand there. Blikstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Blikstein misses the target.
Fuhren throws a shot from downtown. Blikstein moves away and avoids it.
Blikstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren loads up on a big right hand but Blikstein slips the punch.
Fuhren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blikstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuhren throws out a loose jab but Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blikstein lands a big head kick that sends Fuhren tumbling to the mat! Blikstein takes a step backwards and waves Fuhren back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Fuhren is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuhren. Blikstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuhren is still on wobbly legs! Can Blikstein finish him?
Fuhren throws a leg kick but Blikstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fuhren throws a body punch but Blikstein moves out of range.
Fuhren lands a body shot.
Fuhren seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuhren misses with a straight right.
Blikstein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fuhren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren with a hook.
Fuhren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuhren misses the target.
Blikstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuhren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuhren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Blikstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fuhren throws a right and a left that Blikstein avoids nicely.
Blikstein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fuhren moves away from the strike by Blikstein.
Fuhren lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Fuhren tenderised Blikstein's leg. Blikstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Blikstein.
Blikstein throwing a counter right hand but Fuhren manages to avoid it.
Fuhren misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blikstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Blikstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuhren.
Fuhren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fuhren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blikstein in his tracks.
Blikstein feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fuhren sprawling to the canvas! Fuhren rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blikstein finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuhren punishes Blikstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Blikstein is stalking Fuhren. Fuhren circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Blikstein, and it's lights out! Fuhren really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Blikstein!
In defeat, Psiris Fuhren stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well Shit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 905 p4p, 788 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 145 p4p, 126 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Knox is predictable there
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook. Zambrano ducked under it nicely.
Zambrano throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zambrano throws a big shot that misses.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zambrano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zambrano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zambrano connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Zambrano darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Zambrano into the cage.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Darwin Zambrano's cut even more.
Zambrano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox connects with a right hand. Zambrano shakes it off.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zambrano is rocked!
The cut above Darwin Zambrano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knox circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zambrano drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Knox follows Zambrano to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kappa Knox!
A victorious Kappa Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 951 p4p, 807 weight class) and Don Crenshaw (ranked 137 p4p, 118 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Balboa - Música de entrenamiento. Crenshaw has chosen Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers as his entrance music. Rockwell Mcgee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crenshaw can pounce on him.
We've been informed that Crenshaw 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.
Mcgee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mcgee fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Mcgee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oooooh!!! Crenshaw has knocked Mcgee down with a huge combo! Crenshaw steps away and waves a wobbly Mcgee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Mcgee is rocked!
 It looks like Rockwell Mcgee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgee rushes Crenshaw and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Mcgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgee.
Mcgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Crenshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Mcgee - that landed with a thud.
Mcgee misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Crenshaw.
Mcgee misses with a body punch.
Mcgee struggles to land a body shot inside as Crenshaw controls his hands.
Crenshaw pushes Mcgee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Crenshaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcgee.
A short body shot lands from Mcgee as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgee fails to land.
Mcgee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcgee lands a nice uppercut.
Crenshaw is working Mcgee over against the cage.
A short left from Mcgee.
Mcgee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Crenshaw.
Mcgee swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw is leaning against Mcgee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcgee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgee has a couple of punches blocked by Crenshaw.
Mcgee working aggressively here.
Crenshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgee has a couple of punches blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crenshaw lands a left hand.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgee lands a body punch.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
Mcgee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw tries to work over Mcgee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw effectively controlling the action here.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crenshaw backwards.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw digs a right hand underneath Mcgee's ribcage. Mcgee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crenshaw lands a left hand.
Mcgee misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Mcgee avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Mcgee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crenshaw backwards.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Crenshaw.
Mcgee misses with some punches.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crenshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crenshaw takes a shot to the head.
Mcgee gets through Crenshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcgee misses with some punches.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Crenshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcgee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Crenshaw.
Mcgee cracks Crenshaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcgee tries to bum rush Crenshaw with a series of wild strikes but Crenshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crenshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crenshaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcgee to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crenshaw.
Crenshaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mcgee finds it's way round the side to connect with Crenshaw's head.
Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw throws a right and a left that Mcgee avoids nicely.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crenshaw moves away.
A nice leg kick from Crenshaw, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee thuds a left hand into Crenshaw's body.
Mcgee doesn't manage to clinch there - Crenshaw circles away.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mcgee sends Crenshaw down but not out. Mcgee dives into side control looking to finish.
Mcgee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crenshaw is avoiding damage well.
Crenshaw wants to control but Mcgee postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee working the ground and pound but Crenshaw is defending the strikes.
Crenshaw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mcgee trying to control the position but Crenshaw is working away.
Crenshaw tries to improve position but can't.
Mcgee trying to control the action but Crenshaw is working from the bottom.
Mcgee wants to take a breather but Crenshaw manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mcgee.
Crenshaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcgee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcgee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crenshaw is adopting a defensive guard.
Mcgee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crenshaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crenshaw is pulling down on Mcgee's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcgee, at least for the moment.
Mcgee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcgee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crenshaw is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcgee misses with a body shot.
Mcgee pushes Crenshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Crenshaw avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage.
Crenshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgee blocks an uppercut.
Mcgee throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crenshaw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgee misses with a body punch.
Don Crenshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcgee.
A right hook to the body lands for Crenshaw.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Mcgee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Mcgee misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rockwell Mcgee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crenshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Crenshaw tries to counter with a clinch but Mcgee shakes him off and moves away.
Mcgee gets tackled into the cage by Crenshaw. Crenshaw maintains the clinch.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgee swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mcgee on the inside.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Mcgee's head.
Crenshaw trying to control the position but instead, Mcgee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crenshaw into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crenshaw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Mcgee.
Mcgee tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcgee misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mcgee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcgee.
A short right from Crenshaw on the inside.
Mcgee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Mcgee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mcgee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgee throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgee swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Mcgee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw tries a body shot but Mcgee blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Crenshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
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!
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crenshaw pushes Mcgee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgee tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Mcgee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee misses with some punches.
Mcgee misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crenshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcgee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcgee misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crenshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Mcgee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgee fails to land.
Mcgee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw works on Mcgee's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgee fails to land.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Mcgee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Crenshaw on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcgee.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw is struggling to control the position.
Crenshaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mcgee up against the cage.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Mcgee's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Crenshaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crenshaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1287 p4p, 704 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 177 p4p, 96 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Tribute has chosen tank abbot tribute as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro slips a straight right by Tribute.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Tribute avoids it easily.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Tribute tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tribute takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruzeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Cruzeiro lands a high kick!
Tribute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruzeiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruzeiro tries to move into range but Tribute moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Tribute drops Cruzeiro with a beautiful combination! Cruzeiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tribute is looking for the KO!
Cruzeiro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Cruzeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute takes one to the chin there.
Cruzeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tribute is out of range and Cruzeiro settles back down.
Cruzeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Tribute's front leg but catches the back leg as Tribute tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tribute. That did some damage!
Tribute misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro misses the body punch
and Tribute counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cruzeiro! Tribute lets Cruzeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Tribute is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tribute misses the target.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Tribute misses.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Tribute moved away.
Tribute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Tribute's head.
Cruzeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruzeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Cruzeiro.
Tribute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Cruzeiro scores with a head kick. Tribute tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tribute misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Cruzeiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tribute doesn't seem phased though.
Cruzeiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tribute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tribute moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Cruzeiro misses its intended target.
Cruzeiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tribute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruzeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruzeiro cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruzeiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook.
Tribute keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tribute staying out of range there.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Tribute checks it.
Cruzeiro digs a good body shot into Tribute's ribs.
Cruzeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Tribute misses.
Tribute moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Tribute takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tribute staying out of range there.
It seemed like Tribute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Tribute's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruzeiro tests Tribute's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tribute connects with a body shot that sends Cruzeiro's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tribute throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Tribute avoided it.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tribute throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tribute throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tribute misses with a few strikes there.
Cruzeiro throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tribute.
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 Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruzeiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tribute if he has to take too many more of those.
Tribute pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tribute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tribute avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro jabs Tribute right on the nose. Tribute blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot.
Cruzeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tribute.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruzeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Tribute misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tribute gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro lands with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tribute might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruzeiro has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Tribute swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight left.
Tribute shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cruzeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tribute throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tribute looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tribute loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Tribute saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook
and Tribute counters with a nice uppercut.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a head kick but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Cruzeiro.
Tribute throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
Tribute throws a body shot but no joy.
Tribute misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tribute chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruzeiro can pounce on him.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Tribute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Cruzeiro misses.
Tribute takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Tribute is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tribute scores with a body shot.
Tribute throws a head kick that misses.
Cruzeiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruzeiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tribute doesn't seem bothered though.
Tribute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Tribute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruzeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruzeiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruzeiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruzeiro cracks Tribute with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tribute's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Tribute's head back.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tribute slips a straight right by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
Tribute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Tribute 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Tribute on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Cruzeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tribute slips under a jab.
It seemed like Tribute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruzeiro connects with a body shot.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight right.
Tribute moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tribute takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cruzeiro misses its intended target.
Cruzeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Tribute saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute scores with a hook.
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Tribute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tribute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tribute misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook
and Tribute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tribute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Cruzeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro cracks Tribute with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tribute 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.
Tribute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Tribute moves out of range.
Tank Tribute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tribute throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
Cruzeiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Tribute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeez, Julio Cruzeiro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cruzeiro lands with a straight right. Tribute didn't see that one coming.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Cruzeiro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tribute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Tribute throws a head kick that misses.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tribute takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tribute sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tribute lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cruzeiro lands with a cross.
Cruzeiro throws a shot to the body.
Tribute looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Cruzeiro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tank Tribute!
Tank Tribute decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 286 p4p, 379 weight class) and Mareth Line (ranked 41 p4p, 57 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Line appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Bissainthe cracks Line with an open hand slap.
Line takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
A jab from Line misses.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Line is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Bissainthe cracks Line with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Line misses the jab.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
Line appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Line throws a low kick, looking for Bissainthe's leg but Bissainthe calmly moves out of range.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Line counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Line.
A counter left hand to the body from Bissainthe misses its target.
A jab from Line finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
Line is looking to chop away at Bissainthe's legs.
Bissainthe thuds his shin into the meat of Line's side.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bissainthe. Bissainthe obviously looking to wear him down.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Line.
Bissainthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Line. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bissainthe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Line misses.
Line checks a leg kick.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Line off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Line blocks a leg kick.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Line connects with a jab.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Line jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Line.
Line slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line misses with a hook.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Line fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe dodges the punch combination from Line.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Line's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Line down.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Line takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Line lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe connects with a right hand. Line shakes it off.
Bissainthe connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe motions for Line to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Line keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Good work by Line as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLine.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Line was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Line down.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
Line takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bissainthe. Line shrugs it off though.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Line.
And Bissainthe counters with a quick kick to the body but Line blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bissainthe has got the better of the exchanges.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Line misses the jab.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Line has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Line's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
Line steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Line lands with a nice body punch.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Line now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Line throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fakes the leg kick and cracks Line in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line throws a front kick that sends Bissainthe stumbling back into the cage.
Line misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Line throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Line keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Line stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Line misses with a low kick as Bissainthe jumps back.
Line takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line scores with a head kick. Bissainthe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
A nice leg kick from Line, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe moved away.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Line manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Line's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Line down.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Line is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Line, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking hook.
Crunch! Bissainthe slams his shin into Line's torso.
Line needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
Line looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bissainthe keeps Line at a distance using the push kick.
Bissainthe connects with a single shot there.
Line listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line moved away.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Nice body punch from Line.
Line has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bissainthe. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Line lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Line replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bissainthe blocks it well.
Line takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Line checks it.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Line checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Line on the side of the head.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
Line throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bissainthe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Line is out of range.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Line's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Line has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Line and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Line releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Line on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Line misses with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Line digs a good hook to Bissainthe's body.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bissainthe at a distance.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
Mareth Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Line moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bissainthe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 235 p4p, 604 weight class) and Maximus Furioto (ranked 33 p4p, 91 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Furioto has chosen 韻è¸åˆçµ„åˆ - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Guy River has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto slips a straight right by River.
River defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Furioto.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River throws a low kick but Furioto moves out of range easily.
Furioto feints and as River raises his hands in defense, Furioto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furioto chips away with some ground and pound.
Furioto is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Furioto throws an elbow that misses. River uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Furioto's guard. Nice move by River!
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. River doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. River manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead River passes into half guard.
Furioto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Furioto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Furioto trying to move into half guard but instead River has managed to sweep!
River decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Furioto, up you get!
Furioto 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Furioto avoids the body shot from River.
River throws a push kick but Furioto slaps the foot to one side.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense.
River looks for the body kick but Furioto saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
River throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
River gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto throws a big right hand that misses.
Furioto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but River manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furioto has River in his guard.
River trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furioto's guard.
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. River doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. River manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
River will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! River has picked Furioto up and slammed him! Furioto can't keep hold of the triangle and River manages to pass to side control!
Furioto is looking for a sweep.
Furioto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
My spies in Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform me that Furioto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto looking for a submission but River manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Furioto pushes down on River's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Furioto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River wants to get back to his feet.
Furioto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! River is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximus Furioto!
Maximus Furioto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 44 p4p, 98 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 4 p4p, 9 weight class). Nickel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Yarborough comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel jabs Yarborough right on the nose. Yarborough blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Yarborough chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nickel can pounce on him.
Nickel misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Nickel.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Nickel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nickel misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
Nickel moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickel is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Nickel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Yarborough wants to slow Nickel down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Nickel finds it's way through Yarborough's defenses.
Nickel misses with a body kick.
Yarborough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel tries to score with a low kick but Yarborough moves his leg out of the way.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickel moves away.
Nickel slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Nickel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yarborough just manages to avoid it.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough tries to land a body kick
and Nickel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Nickel moves out of range of the leg kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Nickel moves out of range.
Yarborough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yarborough's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yarborough scrambles back to his feet.
Nickel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Decent striking displayed by Nickel there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickel finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarborough counters with a body kick.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries to work over Nickel's front leg with a kick but Nickel checks it.
Nickel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough is looking to slow Nickel down with leg kicks.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Yarborough let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Nickel misses its target.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel looks to throw a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel throws a head kick but Yarborough moves out of range.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yarborough slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough tries a quick counter leg kick but Nickel is wise to it.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Nickel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Nickel tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Nickel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel moves out of range of the leg kick from Yarborough.
Nickel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel moved away.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickel.
Nickel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Nickel.
Nickel scores with a hook.
Nickel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Nickel throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nickel!
Yarborough throws a wild body kick that Nickel sees coming a mile off.
Nickel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nickel tried to score with a low kick but Yarborough checks it.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough tries a quick counter leg kick but Nickel is wise to it.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Chip Nickel 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.
Nickel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickel moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Nickel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nickel moves out of range of the leg kick from Yarborough.
Nickel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nickel slips a straight right by Yarborough.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yarborough moves out of range as Nickel strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nickel.
Yarborough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Nickel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough tries to land a leg kick but Nickel saw it coming and moves away.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yarborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
Nickel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yarborough smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yarborough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nickel.
Some bone on bone action there as Nickel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yarborough takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough moves forwards but Nickel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickel is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Yarborough throws an off balance right hand
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nickel lands with a right hand.
Yarborough smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nickel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nickel connects with a single shot there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yarborough might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nickel has got the better of the exchanges.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nickel throws a low kick but Yarborough avoids it.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough tried to score with a low kick but Nickel checks it.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Yarborough misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Nickel throws a body kick that misses.
Yarborough is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nickel.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Nickel avoids the punch easily.
Yarborough checks a leg kick nicely.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Yarborough's leg but Yarborough calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yarborough lands the left hand.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yarborough.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses the jab.
Nickel moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel connects with a single shot there.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel checks it.
Nickel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yarborough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yarborough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nickel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Nickel throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Nickel.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Nickel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Nickel.
Yarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nickel throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left lands for Nickel.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough connects with a body shot that sends Nickel's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nickel takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Nickel does no damage.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel throws a low kick but Yarborough moves out of range easily.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Nickel backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough lands a nice hook to Nickel's body. Nickel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A clash of legs there as Yarborough blocks the low kick.
Nickel backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Yarborough finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nickel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Nickel checks it
and Nickel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Nickel.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Nickel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nickel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick lands for Yarborough.
A low kick from Yarborough is predictable there
letting Nickel counter with a right hand.
Yarborough takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickel digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel is looking to slow Yarborough down with leg kicks.
Nickel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yarborough's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel moved away.
Yarborough lands a body shot.
Yarborough motions for Nickel to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yarborough sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nickel moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Yarborough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickel 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.
Yarborough keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yarborough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickel misses with a hook.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
Nickel throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough motions for Nickel to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Nickel tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Nickel takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough works Nickel's body with a nice hook.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Nickel misses.
Nickel blocks a leg kick.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough scores with a nice body kick.
Yarborough gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
Yarborough defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Nickel lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Yarborough's leg but Yarborough calmly moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chip Nickel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarborough.
Yarborough defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Yarborough scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
Yarborough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel walks into a jab.
Yarborough misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough lands with an uppercut that bounces Nickel off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel connects with a nice looking jab.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickel.
Nickel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yarborough is able to avoid easily.
Yarborough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nickel.
Nickel lands with a shot to the body.
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Nickel checks it
and Nickel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickel blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Nickel down.
Yarborough catches Nickel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yarborough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel scores with a decent looking hook.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nickel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Yarborough lands a nice hook to Nickel's body. Nickel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yarborough avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yarborough throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
Yarborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nickel 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.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Nickel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Yarborough tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickel is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nickel throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yarborough fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickel on the side of the head.
Yarborough takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickel 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.
Nickel checks the leg kick.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough tries to move into range but Nickel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
An attempted straight right counter from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickel on the side of the head.
Nickel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Nickel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Nickel tenderised Yarborough's leg. Yarborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yarborough takes one to the side of the head.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel tries to score with a low kick but Yarborough moves his leg out of the way.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Nickel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel misses with a hook.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Nickel blocks a leg kick.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Nickel moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
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 Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Nickel. Beautiful body shot.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
Yarborough thuds his shin into the meat of Nickel's side.
Nickel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nickel throws out a leg kick but Yarborough moves out of range and Nickel only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Yarborough appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yarborough takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel is looking to counter punch.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Nickel moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Nickel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yarborough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Yarborough looks for the body kick but Nickel saw that one coming.
Nickel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yarborough lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yarborough keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nickel slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a solid leg kick but Nickel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yarborough.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick.
Yarborough slips a jab from Nickel.
Good work by Nickel as he checks the leg kick.
Nickel avoids a kick to the body.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Nickel is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Nickel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yarborough. That did some damage!
Yarborough takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Yarborough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yarborough throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Yarborough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Nickel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yarborough doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
Nickel throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
Yarborough misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Nickel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nickel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickel is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Nickel tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Nickel is predictable there
and Yarborough counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Nickel seems unphased.
Yarborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yarborough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a left hand
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but Yarborough manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Yarborough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickel in his tracks.
Nickel throws a low kick but Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Yarborough takes one to the side of the head.
Yarborough throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Nickel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Yarborough.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Yarborough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nickel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Chip Nickel retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Chip Nickel 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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