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WVT 36: Maestre v Veainu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otso Toivonen (ranked 2692 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 381 p4p, 304 weight class). Logan Justis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otso Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toivonen defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Justis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Justis moved out of range.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Toivonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toivonen cracks Justis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Toivonen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Justis to stand back up!
 Justis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him?
Justis cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Justis seems to have recovered his senses.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toivonen misses with a leg kick
and Justis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toivonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen avoids the body shot from Justis.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Justis checks the leg kick.
Good work by Justis as he checks the leg kick.
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toivonen lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Toivonen.
Justis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toivonen lands a big right hand that sends Justis crashing to the mat! Toivonen stays standing though and waves Justis back to his feet!
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!
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toivonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justis throws a low kick, looking for Toivonen's leg but Toivonen calmly moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Justis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Justis moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Toivonen lands an overhand right.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis blocks the body kick.
Toivonen is looking to chop away at Justis's legs.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the body.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Toivonen throws an off balance right hand
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Toivonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toivonen lands a big right hand that sends Justis crashing to the mat! Toivonen stays standing though and waves Justis back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Justis moved out of range.
Justis avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a hook to the body
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toivonen throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a leg kick which misses Justis's front leg but catches the back leg as Justis tries to avoid it.
Justis lands a head kick!
 It looks like Otso Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toivonen drops his hands momentarily and Justis needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Toivonen just on the top of the head. Toivonen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Toivonen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Logan Justis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Logan Justis waved his t-shirt featuring FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 3117 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 88 p4p, 141 weight class). Francisco Babyara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Babyara moves out of range.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Babyara steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babyara.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Babyara's shoulder, as Babyara tries to avoid the shot.
Babyara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babyara misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel throws a quick counter head kick but Babyara was just out of range.
Babyara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babyara scores with a body shot.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara punishes Nagibatel's body with a nice straight punch.
Babyara misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babyara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagibatel can pounce on him.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagibatel lands a glancing blow to the side of Babyara's head.
Nagibatel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Babyara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick lands for Nagibatel.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babyara just misses with a punch to the body.
Babyara misses with the combination.
Nagibatel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nagibatel throws a jab but it's blocked by Babyara.
Babyara swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel lands a glancing blow to the side of Babyara's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Babyara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel connects with a jab.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Nagibatel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babyara doesn't seem phased though.
Babyara looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nagibatel.
Babyara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babyara throws a shot to the body.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
and Babyara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babyara misses with a hook.
A low kick lands for Nagibatel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Babyara swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagibatel misses the target.
Babyara blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a straight right hand.
Babyara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Babyara's front leg but catches the back leg as Babyara tries to avoid it.
Babyara blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
It seemed like Babyara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babyara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nagibatel rather than just go for the knockout.
Babyara swings widly with a right hand
and Nagibatel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babyara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
Babyara needs to keep his hands up - Nagibatel had a free shot at his head there.
Babyara throws a body punch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Babyara takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Babyara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
letting Babyara counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Babyara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babyara throws a sloppy body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a straight right hand.
Nagibatel slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Nagibatel counters with a left and a right that stings Babyara.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Babyara's front leg but catches the back leg as Babyara tries to avoid it.
Donk. Nagibatel catches Babyara right on the button with a cross.
Nagibatel's corner calls for a 1-2. Nagibatel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagibatel scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babyara. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nagibatel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babyara lands a nice hook to Nagibatel's body. Nagibatel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nagibatel throws the left hand but Babyara avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Babyara.
Babyara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babyara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Babyara moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Babyara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Babyara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babyara. That did some damage!
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
Nagibatel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagibatel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara moves away from the strike by Nagibatel.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagibatel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babyara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Babyara steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Nagibatel tests Babyara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babyara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Babyara slips a jab and a cross from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babyara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Babyara moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel misses with a hook. Babyara ducked under it nicely.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babyara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babyara momentarily.
Babyara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagibatel lands a head kick!
Nagibatel cracks Babyara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babyara's head backwards.
Babyara ducks right into an uppercut from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Babyara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Babyara swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara dodges the punch combination from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babyara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babyara misses with a looping right.
Babyara loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babyara misses the shot to the body.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Babyara's shoulder, as Babyara tries to avoid the shot.
Babyara tries to bum rush Nagibatel with a series of wild strikes but Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagibatel scores with a one two! Babyara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a wild combination.
Babyara is looking for the big counter here.
Babyara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagibatel with the 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!
Babyara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nagibatel scores with a punch to the head.
Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babyara.
Babyara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagibatel misses with a two punch combination.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babyara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babyara throws a body shot but no joy.
Babyara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babyara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nagibatel scores with a head kick.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babyara misses with a jab to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a two punch combo.
Nagibatel throws out a loose jab but Babyara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Nagibatel there.
Babyara throws a nice looking combination but Nagibatel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babyara looks to land a combination but Nagibatel avoids it well.
Babyara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nagibatel looks to land a combination. Babyara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Nagibatel slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Babyara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Babyara moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babyara. That did some damage!
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babyara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babyara loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Babyara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Babyara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nagibatel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nagibatel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babyara.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babyara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babyara misses the shot to the body.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babyara can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babyara works over Nagibatel's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
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!
Nagibatel throws a right hand that Babyara ducks under and follows up with a left that Babyara also avoids with ease.
Babyara fails to land with a series of punches.
Babyara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by Nagibatel.
Francisco Babyara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Babyara is rocked!
Nagibatel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babyara is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagibatel finish him?
Babyara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel connects with a high kick.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Babyara off balance momentarily.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Babyara needs to keep his hands up - Nagibatel had a free shot at his head there.
Nagibatel moves away from the strike by Babyara.
Nagibatel scores with a jab. Babyara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagibatel throws a right and a left that Babyara avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagibatel at a distance.
A jab from Nagibatel does it's job there.
Nagibatel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babyara circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Babyara moves out of range.
Nagibatel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Babyara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Babyara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babyara throws a body shot but no joy.
Babyara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.
Babyara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Nagibatel lands with a nice combination. Babyara backs away looking to recover.
Babyara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara takes one to the side of the head.
Babyara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
Nagibatel with a hook.
Nagibatel connects with a jab.
Nagibatel feints and then cracks Babyara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babyara down.
Babyara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Babyara has time to react.
Babyara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babyara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Babyara.
Babyara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagibatel can pounce on him.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babyara seems to have recovered his senses.
Babyara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagibatel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
An out of breath Lyoha Nagibatel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 2974 p4p, 2082 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 78 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Usko Unbelivable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unbelivable misses with a wild combination.
Shavers stuffs the takedown.
Unbelivable has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shavers.
Unbelivable chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shavers can pounce on him.
Unbelivable tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shavers moves into the clinch successfully.
Shavers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Unbelivable up against the cage.
Shavers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shavers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shavers lands a body shot.
Unbelivable missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Unbelivable obliges.
Unbelivable jumps guard but Shavers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Unbelivable is trying to pull guard but Shavers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Earnie Shavers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
Unbelivable has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shavers after a bit of a struggle.
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
Unbelivable is trying to pull guard but Shavers has him pressed against the cage.
Unbelivable is looking to break free of the clinch but Shavers has double underhooks.
Unbelivable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unbelivable shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shavers is trying to defend but Unbelivable finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shavers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Unbelivable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Unbelivable is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Unbelivable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shavers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Unbelivable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unbelivable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shavers holds on and takes a little breather.
Unbelivable stands up from Shavers's guard - Unbelivable perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers is looking to clinch but Unbelivable is avoiding it.
Shavers scores with a shot to the body.
Unbelivable wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shavers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shavers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shavers wants it to stay on the feet.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shavers tries to clinch but Unbelivable moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Unbelivable tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shavers smiles and moves away.
Shavers misses with a wild combination.
As Shavers backs off Unbelivable throws a huge counter combo but Shavers manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable shoots in looking for a takedown but Shavers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Unbelivable's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shavers is looking to counter the offense by Unbelivable and move into the clinch.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Shavers is predictable there
and Unbelivable counters with a single leg into guard. Shavers didn't expect that.
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!
Shavers is trying to control the position but Unbelivable postures up.
Unbelivable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unbelivable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shavers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shavers controls Unbelivable momentarily but Unbelivable frees himself.
Unbelivable drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shavers dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unbelivable can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shavers controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shavers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown
and Shavers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
Unbelivable tries to pull guard but Shavers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Earnie Shavers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
Shavers scores with a shot to the side of Unbelivable's head.
A right hand to the body from Shavers.
Unbelivable tries to circle away but Shavers has him pinned against the cage.
Unbelivable tries to pull guard but Shavers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Unbelivable's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Unbelivable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shavers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shavers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Unbelivable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Earnie Shavers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shavers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shavers.
Unbelivable is breathing heavily.
Unbelivable fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable lands a left hand.
Unbelivable pulls guard successfully.
Shavers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shavers passes Unbelivable's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shavers in particular looking to stall.
Shavers continues to stall.
Shavers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unbelivable can do to turn this around?
Shavers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Unbelivable wants to control but Shavers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Unbelivable is in trouble now - Shavers has advanced to mount!
Unbelivable sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Unbelivable is pressing down on Shavers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shavers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Unbelivable is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shavers defends well.
Shavers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shavers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shavers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shavers is looking to pass into half guard but Unbelivable pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Unbelivable is in guard.
Unbelivable won't allow Shavers to sweep him here.
Unbelivable wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbelivable preventing the sweep.
Unbelivable trying to control but Shavers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers has his hands on Unbelivable's head, controlling the position.
Unbelivable with a nice head shot there.
Unbelivable is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shavers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shavers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unbelivable trying to control the position from guard on top but Shavers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unbelivable is looking to work some ground and pound but Shavers has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Usko Unbelivable's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Unbelivable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shavers.
Shavers swings for the body but Unbelivable moves out of range.
Shavers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shavers pushes Unbelivable up against the cage in a clinch.
Unbelivable fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Unbelivable tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shavers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shavers breaks from the clinch.
Unbelivable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shavers pinned against the cage. Shavers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Earnie Shavers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable tries for a takedown but Shavers circles away easily
and Shavers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shavers swings for the body but Unbelivable moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown attempt
and Shavers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shavers manages to break the clinch.
Unbelivable with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Shavers to counter with a crisp jab.
Unbelivable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shavers stuffs the takedown.
Unbelivable takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shavers connects with a body shot that sends Unbelivable's belly button to the back.
Shavers with a nice cross.
Shavers misses with a leg kick
and Unbelivable counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shavers's knee momentarily.
Shavers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Unbelivable's hands.
Shavers misses with a body kick.
Shavers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Unbelivable has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shavers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavers throws a leg kick but Unbelivable sees it coming and moves out of range.
Unbelivable lands a really nice looking cross but Shavers seems unphased.
Unbelivable shoots in and drives through. Shavers sprawls well.
Shavers thuds a left hand into Unbelivable's body.
Unbelivable tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shavers defends well and Unbelivable ends up having to push Shavers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shavers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shavers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavers throws a front kick that sends Unbelivable stumbling back into the cage.
Shavers takes a swing at Unbelivable's ribcage but misses.
Unbelivable tries to clinch there but Shavers circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Unbelivable or perhaps it was just good defense by Shavers, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unbelivable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shavers swings for the body but Unbelivable moves out of range.
Shavers is looking to clinch.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown attempt - Shavers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Earnie Shavers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shavers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unbelivable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Shavers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shavers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Usko Unbelivable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavers lands a nice looking body shot.
Earnie Shavers is winning the standup battle so far.
Shavers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Unbelivable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Unbelivable on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Unbelivable shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Usko Unbelivable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unbelivable tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Shavers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shavers clinches.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
Shavers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earnie Shavers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shavers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earnie Shavers!
After winning the bout, Earnie Shavers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Usko Unbelivable stepped up to the mic, saying 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 3552 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 477 p4p, 326 weight class). Panayotov's entrance music is Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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17 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Wiener.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Wiener.
Wiener dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Wiener.
Wiener looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panayotov is looking to counter punch.
Panayotov throws a looping overhand right but Wiener ducks down to avoid it.
Wiener thuds his shin into the meat of Panayotov's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wiener makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Panayotov really felt that one!
Panayotov is breathing heavily.
Wiener lands a big head kick that sends Panayotov tumbling to the mat! Wiener takes a step backwards and waves Panayotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panayotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiener sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener lands a front kick.
Wiener throws a front kick that sends Panayotov stumbling back into the cage.
Wiener lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiener throws a front kick that sends Panayotov stumbling back into the cage.
Wiener explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Panayotov 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.
Panayotov is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Wiener Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Panayotov is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Walter Wiener!
Walter Wiener 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 Humphrey Wellington (ranked 1518 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 231 p4p, 284 weight class). Dunham has chosen Im Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham moves out of range as Wellington throws a body kick.
Dunham scores with a leg kick.
Wellington looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
It seemed like Dunham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunham misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Dunham 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.
Wellington defending well as Dunham loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Dunham as he checks the leg kick.
Dunham with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington throws the left hand but Dunham avoids the punch easily.
Wellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Dunham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington tries to land a body kick
and Wellington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunham connects with an inside leg kick.
Wellington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wellington cracks a nice hook into Dunham's ribs.
Dunham throws out a leg kick but Wellington moves out of range and Dunham only half commits.
Dunham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wellington scores with a kick to the body.
Wellington lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington misses with a kick to the body.
Dunham wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Wellington takes one to the side of the head.
Dunham is looking to score with low kicks.
Dunham moves out of range as Wellington throws a body kick.
Wellington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dunham sizes up Wellington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Wellington is rocked!
A jab from Dunham misses.
Oh Wellington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wellington misses with the body kick
and Dunham counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Dunham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 1936 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Jackson Boone (ranked 283 p4p, 266 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Boone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri tries to clinch but Boone moves out of range.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Kurri ducks down to avoid it.
Boone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurri. Kurri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Kurri moves out of range of the leg kick from Boone.
Kurri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boone throws a solid leg kick but Kurri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boone.
Kurri throws a big counter combination but Boone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boone misses with an uppercut
and Kurri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boone's guard.
Kurri postures up.
Kurri trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
Kurri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurri pushing down on Boone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kurri passes to full mount!
Kurri is working for a guillotine from mount but Boone frees his head quite easily.
Kurri controlling from mount.
Kurri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone wants to control but Kurri is having none of it.
Kurri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boone wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kurri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kurri goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boone turns into him and now he's in Kurri's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boone is aware though and is defending well.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Boone wanted to stand there but Kurri had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kurri pulls Boone in close to his closed guard and prevents Boone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kurri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kurri is proving hard to escape from.
Kurri wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boone is now in half guard.
Boone tries to stand and escape but Kurri is controlling the position.
Boone prevents Kurri from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boone is working away from the top position though.
Boone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Boone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boone throws the kick towards the body but Kurri avoids it.
Boone missing with a left hand there. Kurri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boone misses with a shot to the body
and Kurri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Boone.
Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boone to the mat! Boone manages to get full guard.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone is trying to keep Kurri in close.
Kurri seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurri's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri has a closed guard, preventing Boone from standing up.
Kurri is trying to control the position but Boone postures up.
Kurri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boone tries to stand but Kurri is controlling from the bottom.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kurri is looking to cinch up a triangle. Boone throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kurri's body to avoid the submission. Kurri has instead reached around Boone's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kurri arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tatu Kurri!
A relieved looking Tatu Kurri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jackson Boone was interviewed post fight and said 'don�t let them put out the fayah that�s burnin inside yah'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Halsti (ranked 716 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 106 p4p, 222 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomes's choice of entrance music: Cheo Gallego - El Anciano y El Niño. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal Halsti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Halsti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Halsti, which made it look bad.
Gomes lands an overhand right.
Halsti gets caught flat footed, as Gomes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Halsti keeps moving.
Halsti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomes's guard.
Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halsti is aware though and is defending well.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halsti is aware though and is defending well.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halsti manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes won't allow Halsti to sweep him here.
Halsti is trying to keep Gomes in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halsti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomes has managed to get both his arms back between Halsti's legs - danger averted.
Halsti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halsti loads up on a big right hand but Gomes slips the punch.
Gomes misses with a takedown
and Halsti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royal Halsti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gomes.
Gomes with a poor takedown
and Halsti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes avoids the body shot from Halsti.
Halsti misses with a looping left.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Halsti counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Halsti tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halsti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halsti is looking to counter punch.
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 Royal Halsti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halsti is looking to counter punch.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halsti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halsti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomes with the counter takedown but Halsti avoids it easily.
Gomes gets a double leg takedown into Halsti's guard.
Ronaldo Gomes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halsti keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halsti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomes is one step ahead there.
Gomes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Halsti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gomes, into his guard.
Halsti trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halsti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halsti slips nicely into half guard.
Halsti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halsti.
Gomes trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gomes trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halsti is looking for a kimura but Gomes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halsti to get the leverage.
Gomes is trying to maintain the position but Halsti is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Halsti.
Halsti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halsti tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halsti as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Halsti misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Halsti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Halsti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Halsti blocks nicely.
Gomes content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Halsti has locked up a guillotine! Halsti's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Gomes is holding on here and Halsti must be using up a lot of energy. Gomes has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Halsti gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royal Halsti!
A relieved looking Royal Halsti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 1115 p4p, 878 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 169 p4p, 129 weight class). Hanayama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hanayama vs Katsumi. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees Mogg ducks under a wild hook from Hanayama.
Hanayama cracks Rees Mogg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
Hanayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rees Mogg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rees Mogg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama throws a right hand that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff right hand.
Rees Mogg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rees Mogg drives through and clinches with Hanayama against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Hanayama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanayama blocking some punches.
Hanayama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanayama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rees Mogg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama lands a nice shot to the body.
Rees Mogg working hard to break the clinch.
Hanayama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rees Mogg scores with a shoulder strike.
Rees Mogg manages to break the clinch.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rees Mogg throws an off balance right hand
and Hanayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rees Mogg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanayama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanayama throws a shot from downtown. Rees Mogg moves away and avoids it.
Hanayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hanayama.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanayama misses the target.
Hanayama throws a looping overhand right but Rees Mogg ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Rees Mogg finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
Hanayama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanayama tries to clinch there but Rees Mogg circles away.
Rees Mogg throws a counter combo.
Rees Mogg throws a looping overhand right but Hanayama ducks down to avoid it.
Rees Mogg drops Hanayama with a huge uppercut! Hanayama drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rees Mogg is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Churchill would be delighted.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 447 p4p, 607 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 14 p4p, 27 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix). Khabib Ferguson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferguson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Narushima misses.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narushima . Ferguson shrugs it off though.
Narushima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferguson looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Narushima finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Narushima misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narushima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima .
Narushima blocks a jab.
Narushima feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Narushima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferguson misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Narushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima with a hook.
Narushima throws a front kick that sends Ferguson stumbling back into the cage.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narushima looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ferguson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narushima lands a big right hand that sends Ferguson crashing to the mat! Narushima stays standing though and waves Ferguson back to his feet!
Ferguson is rocked!
It looks like Khabib Ferguson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferguson tries to get into range but Narushima steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ferguson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Narushima scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Narushima !
Leonardo Narushima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 621 p4p, 635 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 28 p4p, 17 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maestre lands a left and a right that send Veainu crashing to the mat, dazed. Maestre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Sonatane Veainu has been cut.
Maestre misses the jab.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu misses with a looping left.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre scores with a shot to the body.
Maestre misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Veainu 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.
A jab from Maestre does it's job there.
Maestre drops Veainu with a beautiful combination! Veainu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maestre is looking for the KO!
Veainu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre looks to land a combination but Veainu avoids it well.
Maestre scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Maestre cracks Veainu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maestre has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Veainu to stand back up!
Maestre connects with a crisp jab.
Veainu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu slips under a jab.
A big right from Maestre misses.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maestre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Veainu sprawling to the canvas! Veainu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maestre finish him?!
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
Maestre misses the jab.
Veainu seems to have recovered his senses.
Maestre misses the jab.
Maestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre misses with a looping left.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Maestre.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maestre missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
Maestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Veainu misses.
Maestre throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Maestre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maestre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
Maestre misses with a combination
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu slips a jab from Maestre.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maestre throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maestre thinking.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestre.
Maestre misses with an uppercut
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Veainu avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Maestre backs off Veainu throws a huge counter combo but Maestre manages to avoid it all.
Nice jab there from Maestre.
Veainu tries to move into range but Maestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maestre jabs at Veainu's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Maestre. Those never looked like landing.
Veainu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maestre sizes up Veainu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
Veainu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maestre scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
Maestre throws a right and a left that Veainu avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maestre tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Maestre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Veainu slips a jab from Maestre.
Maestre staying out of range there.
Luis Maestre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Maestre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maestre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maestre with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Veainu sprawling to the canvas! Veainu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maestre finish him?!
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!
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maestre thinking.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Veainu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maestre has got the better of the exchanges.
Maestre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Veainu sprawling to the canvas! Veainu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maestre finish him?!
Maestre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu moves out of range as Maestre strikes.
Maestre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luis Maestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Maestre misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maestre misses with a straight right.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maestre's corner calls for a 1-2. Maestre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. Maestre saw that one coming.
Maestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maestre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu moves forwards but Maestre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maestre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Maestre misses with a double jab.
Maestre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maestre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Maestre misses the target.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body. Veainu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maestre misses with a body shot
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maestre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maestre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Maestre misses.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Maestre misses with an uppercut. Veainu saw that one coming.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Maestre.
Maestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Maestre ducks down to avoid it.
Maestre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Veainu counters with a crisp one two that drops Maestre! Veainu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Maestre to his feet! Maestre is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Veainu throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Maestre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veainu throws a counter combo.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Maestre counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Veainu misses.
Maestre misses with a combination
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Veainu fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maestre cracks Veainu with an open hand slap.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Maestre slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Maestre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Maestre backs off Veainu throws a huge counter combo but Maestre manages to avoid it all.
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Maestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Maestre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maestre fails to land with a series of punches.
Maestre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Maestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maestre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Maestre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maestre swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maestre manages to avoid it.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maestre.
Veainu is looking for the big counter here.
Maestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maestre misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a left and a right that stings Maestre.
Veainu throws a hook but Maestre blocks it.
Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Maestre counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Maestre. Those never looked like landing.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Maestre scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Maestre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Maestre lands with a straight right. Veainu didn't see that one coming.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Maestre counters with a nice uppercut.
Maestre misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maestre misses with a hook.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veainu lands a slapping body shot.
Maestre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Maestre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veainu.
Veainu moves forwards but Maestre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maestre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Maestre misses.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Veainu is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Maestre moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
Post fight, Luis Maestre took to the microphone: 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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