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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 2469 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 318 p4p, 225 weight class). Blaydes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grachev tests Blaydes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grachev clinches up against the cage.
Grachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev tries a body shot but Blaydes blocks it.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaydes.
Grachev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grachev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaydes.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grachev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Grachev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Grachev.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grachev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaydes lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Blaydes.
Grachev is working Blaydes over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaydes breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
Blaydes is looking to land body kicks.
Grachev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Grachev clinches up with Blaydes and pushes him back against the cage.
Grachev working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes blocking some punches.
Blaydes gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaydes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blaydes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grachev tries to work over Blaydes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
Grachev tries to clinch up.
Grachev looks to land a combination but Blaydes avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Blaydes.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaydes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaydes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grachev swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Grachev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grachev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grachev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaydes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grachev tries to clinch up.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grachev.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Grachev.
Grachev rushes Blaydes and presses him up against the cage.
Blaydes swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Grachev.
Blaydes breaks from the clinch.
Grachev has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaydes backwards.
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!
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Blaydes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
A short left from Blaydes.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaydes backwards.
Grachev stalling in the clinch but Blaydes improves position.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Grachev taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
That's time! Blaydes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grachev blocks a jab.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grachev finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Grachev slips a straight right by Blaydes.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes staying out of range there.
Grachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaydes lands a right hand.
Blaydes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaydes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grachev or not.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Grachev scores with a shot to the side of Blaydes's head.
Grachev can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
A short right from Grachev on the inside.
Blaydes gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes manages to break the clinch.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaydes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grachev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grachev misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stepan Grachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaydes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses
and Blaydes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaydes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grachev misses with a head kick.
Grachev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grachev misses with a low kick.
Grachev dips to his left and cracks Blaydes with an uppercut!
Blaydes misses with a hook.
Grachev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grachev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Grachev throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Grachev throws a head kick that misses.
Grachev misses with a looping left.
Grachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev tries to clinch up but Blaydes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grachev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grachev clinches.
Blaydes takes a shot to the head.
Grachev stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Blaydes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grachev lands with a left to the head.
Blaydes breaks the clinch.
Blaydes moves out of range as Grachev strikes.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Grachev misses with a body shot.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaydes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grachev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grachev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grachev throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Grachev.
Grachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes is looking to counter punch.
Grachev misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes keeps Grachev at a distance using the push kick.
Grachev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grachev missing with a left hand there. Blaydes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaydes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev misses with a left hand
and Blaydes counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaydes defending well as Grachev loads up on a big left hand.
Grachev cracks Blaydes with an open hand slap.
Grachev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
Blaydes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grachev.
Grachev tries to clinch
and Blaydes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grachev misses with a jab to the body
and Blaydes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaydes connects with an inside leg kick.
Grachev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Grachev checks it.
Grachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Grachev manages to avoid it.
A big left from Grachev misses.
Grachev throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Grachev connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grachev throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grachev throws a looping overhand right but Blaydes ducks down to avoid it.
Blaydes keeps the fight on the outside.
Grachev throws a sloppy head kick and Blaydes moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Grachev throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Grachev.
A big left from Grachev misses.
A jab from Blaydes does it's job there.
Blaydes thuds his right hand into Grachev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaydes thuds a left hand into Grachev's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grachev checks a leg kick.
Grachev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blaydes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grachev.
Blaydes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grachev has time to react.
 Grachev is rocked!
Grachev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grachev thuds his right hand into Blaydes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes dodges the punch combination from Grachev.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaydes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaydes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grachev's sensitive parts.
Grachev has Blaydes up against the cage in a clinch.
Grachev tries to throw a body punch but Blaydes avoids it by throwing Grachev back against the cage.
Stepan Grachev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grachev misses with some punches.
Grachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grachev stuns Blaydes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grachev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grachev lands a jab to the nose.
Grachev clinches.
Stepan Grachev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Blaydes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaydes's elbow.
Grachev lands a right hand.
Blaydes working hard to break the clinch.
Blaydes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Grachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Grachev misses.
A jab from Grachev does it's job there.
Grachev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Blaydes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good work by Grachev as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaydes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grachev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaydes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grachev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Blaydes back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Blaydes.
Grachev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blaydes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grachev can turn it around.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaydes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaydes.
Blaydes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blaydes tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaydes.
Blaydes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Oscar Blaydes.
Well Grachev 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Grachev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 2204 p4p, 2311 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 213 p4p, 222 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krenakore misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Drake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krenakore connects with a crisp jab.
Krenakore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krenakore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake catches Krenakore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krenakore's coach down at Iron Sharpens Iron was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krenakore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake slips a jab from Krenakore.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
Krenakore jabs at Drake's body.
No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Krenakore.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krenakore throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krenakore walks into a left hand.
Drake throws a hook but Krenakore blocks it.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely.
Krenakore throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krenakore misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Krenakore backing up. Krenakore nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Krenakore is rocked!
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krenakore is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Krenakore to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Krenakore looks to clinch but Drake throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Krenakore taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
A very excited looking Dezmond Drake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 2940 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Easy Ee (ranked 370 p4p, 327 weight class). Anderson Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Easy Ee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Ee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ee walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ee throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Ee and move into the clinch.
Easy Ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ee drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ee is looking for the KO!
 Gracie is rocked!
 It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Ee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Ee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Ee.
Ee throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Ee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie has his foot on Ee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ee works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is pulling down on Ee's head to control his posture.
Ee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is controlling Ee's posture.
Gracie continues to stall.
Ee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ee is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Ee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Easy Ee spoke after the fight, saying 'I’m too drunk to taste this chicken '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lee (ranked 2513 p4p, 1756 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 124 p4p, 83 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Alexander Lee has been cut.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Khan cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Khan working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Khan.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan taking a breather.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee letting Khan take a breather here.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Khan working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with some punches.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Alexander Lee's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee blocks a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan misses with a hook.
Lee swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Alexander Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Khan pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan lands a body punch.
Ghengis Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Khan to work.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan avoiding damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexander Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ghengis Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Khan misses.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Lee.
Khan rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee working aggressively here.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee prevents a body shot from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan stalling.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Khan working aggressively here.
Lee blocking some punches.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Khan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Lee tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Lee gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan working aggressively here.
Lee lands a left hand.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocking some punches.
Lee cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeez, Alexander Lee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan lands a right hand.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Alexander Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghengis Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghengis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 1271 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 197 p4p, 163 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Keil.
Evans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Keil.
Keil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keil lands a nice hook to Evans's body. Evans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keil staying out of range there.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Keil's head but Keil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil walks into a left hand.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil throws a right hand that misses
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Keil scoring well with a low kick there.
Keil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Keil slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Keil to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Keil scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Keil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keil is trying to break the clinch but Evans is controlling him.
Keil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keil has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans digs a right hand into Keil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keil's gas tank.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keil misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Keil working aggressively here.
Evans tries a body shot but Keil blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evans.
Keil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans misses with a hook.
Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keil throws out the jab.
Evans is looking to counter with a body kick.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keil with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Keil ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Keil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick from Keil, 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!
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Evans throws an off balance right hand
and Keil counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Keil blocks the low kick.
Keil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keil circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donner Keil 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.
Keil throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Keil throws a head kick that half lands.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keil.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Keil misses
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Evans defending well as Keil loads up on a big left hand.
Evans misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans gets a clinch.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Keil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Keil flicks out a counter leg kick but Evans steps away.
Keil with a jab.
Keil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keil moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Keil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Evans swings for the body but Keil moves out of range.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Keil.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil scores with a jab.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
Keil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans fakes the leg kick and cracks Keil in the body.
Keil is breathing heavily.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keil throws out a powerful jab.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Keil sees coming a mile off.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans lands a high kick!
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans slips under a jab from Keil.
Keil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keil.
Evans moves away from the strike by Keil.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Keil drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keil to score with a decent uppercut.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keil.
Evans jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Evans quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keil throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Evans finds it's way through Keil's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keil blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans delivers a nice body kick.
Keil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Keil avoids a kick to the body.
Keil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Keil finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Evans keeps Keil at a distance using the push kick.
Keil misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a left to the body.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans stuns Keil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Evans.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keil blocks the body kick.
Keil throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Keil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Keil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Evans.
Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans tries a body shot but Keil blocks it.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keil successfully pulls guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Keil.
Keil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Evans stands and steps away. Keil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Evans darts in and clinches Keil up against the cage.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Keil swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Keil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evans tries a body shot but Keil blocks it.
Evans avoiding damage.
Keil misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans blocks a body shot from Keil.
Keil tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Keil.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keil gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Keil successfully pulls guard.
Evans stands up from Keil's guard - Evans perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evans scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
A victorious Gwynn Evans thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Gotch (ranked 1407 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 83 p4p, 59 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lou Gotch has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lou Gotch seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Gotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gotch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gotch trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Gotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizzo is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Gotch from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Gotch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Gotch tries to pass.
Gotch advances to half guard.
Rizzo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ubergym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rizzo is in trouble now - Gotch has advanced to mount!
Gotch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Gotch pushes him away.
Gotch tries to control but Rizzo wriggling away.
Rizzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gotch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizzo is looking to escape.
Rizzo is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotch wants to finish this one by submission but Rizzo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gotch.
Gotch has hold of Rizzo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rizzo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gotch takes Rizzo's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Rizzo is in trouble.
Rizzo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gotch goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Rizzo escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch trying to control from the bottom.
Rizzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rizzo trying to control from half guard but Gotch is working away.
Gotch is looking for a sweep. Rizzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gotch is trying to maintain the position but Rizzo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rizzo throws a strike but Gotch avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rizzo is fighting to break Gotch's control of his arms but Gotch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rizzo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gotch looking for a guillotine here but Rizzo defends easily.
Gotch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rizzo defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch has his foot on Rizzo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rizzo works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Gotch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gotch slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Gotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Gotch goes for a double leg but Rizzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rizzo continues to drive forward.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizzo.
Gotch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rizzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gotch or not.
Gotch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Gotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gotch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Rizzo. No joy for Gotch on that attempt.
Rizzo has closed the distance and engaged Gotch in a clinch.
Gotch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gotch tries to pull guard but Rizzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gotch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rizzo walks away with a smile on his face. Gotch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Gotch ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotch also avoids with ease.
Gotch is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rizzo.
Gotch avoids a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Gotch moved away.
Gotch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Gotch.
Rizzo pushes Gotch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo lands a right hand.
Gotch tries to pull guard but Rizzo won't allow it.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Gotch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gotch's gas tank.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gotch's guard.
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!
Rizzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotch is looking for a triangle but Rizzo pushes his legs off easily.
Rizzo trying to control but Gotch is working from the bottom.
Rizzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gotch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rizzo has managed to get both his arms back between Gotch's legs - danger averted.
Lou Gotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gotch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rizzo passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scoring with punches from side control.
Gotch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Gotch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gotch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rizzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gotch is letting Rizzo control him for a moment.
Rizzo landing strikes.
Gotch tries to buck Rizzo off but Rizzo is having none of it.
Rizzo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is staying tight to Gotch's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rizzo scores with punches from side control.
Rizzo is trying to get an arm triangle but Gotch is defending well.
Rizzo trying to control the position but Gotch is working away.
Rizzo landing a few strikes.
Rizzo working away.
Gotch looks to move to half guard but instead Rizzo has passed into mount! Damn!
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rizzo avoids the attempt from Gotch to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gotch manages to avoid it.
Gotch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Gotch attempts a counter takedown but Rizzo avoids it well and moves away.
Gotch avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gotch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Gotch back into the cage.
Rizzo gets through Gotch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gotch jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Gotch around his waist. Gotch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Gotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo has hold of one of Gotch's legs. Gotch is fighting the takedown attempt but Rizzo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gotch has control of Rizzo's left arm, preventing Rizzo from doing any damage.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Gotch keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gotch is keeping the position for now.
Rizzo trying to control but Gotch is working from the bottom.
Rizzo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rizzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gotch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rizzo has managed to get both his arms back between Gotch's legs - danger averted.
Rizzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo works over Gotch with some ground and pound from guard.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Gotch keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gotch keeping full guard, as Rizzo tries to pass.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo looking to sit in guard and control but Gotch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gotch looking to sit in guard and control but Rizzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gotch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rizzo has managed to get both his arms back between Gotch's legs - danger averted.
Gotch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a couple of digs.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rizzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gotch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gotch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rizzo defends it easily.
Gotch trying to control the position.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Rizzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gotch is looking for a triangle but Rizzo pushes his legs off easily.
Rizzo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gotch pulls Rizzo in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzo works over Gotch with some ground and pound from guard.
Gotch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo is working Gotch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizzo 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
After the fight, Frank Rizzo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kamenev (ranked 878 p4p, 1246 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 129 p4p, 180 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kamenev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly misses with an uppercut.
Belly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kamenevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamenev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kamenev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Belly is avoiding damage well.
Belly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kamenev is looking for a kimura here.
Belly tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamenev is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly has hold of Kamenev's hands but Kamenev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belly tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
Kamenev is working for a kimura but Belly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kamenev is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kamenev wants to control but Belly is keeping him busy.
Belly trying to control but Kamenev postures up.
Belly pushes Kamenev off looking to stand but Kamenev dives back in and keeps control.
Kamenev is trying to work for a kimura but Belly is defending well.
Kamenev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kamenev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kamenev throwing strikes but missing.
Kamenev trying to move into half guard but instead Belly has managed to sweep!
Belly stands and throws Kamenev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Belly is looking for a kimura but Kamenev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belly to get the leverage.
Belly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belly wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Kamenev uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Kamenev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belly defends it easily.
Belly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamenev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamenev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Kamenev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belly lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ivan Kamenev has been cut.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamenev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Belly misses the target.
Kamenev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamenev moves away.
Belly misses with an uppercut. Kamenev saw that one coming.
Kamenev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Belly connects with a body shot that sends Kamenev's belly button to the back.
Belly looks to land a right hand but Kamenev moved out of range.
Belly misses with a body shot.
Belly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly gets caught napping as Kamenev dives in and scores a takedown. Belly manages to retain guard.
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!
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Belly trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belly's head.
Belly can't keep his opponent in guard - Kamenev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kamenev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamenev is looking for a kimura here.
Kamenev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Kamenev is looking for a kimura here.
Belly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kamenev.
Kamenev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belly is trying to get back to full guard.
Belly is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belly avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belly has his hands on Kamenev's head, controlling the position.
Belly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kamenev has passed into half guard!
Kamenev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamenev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Belly to regain full guard.
Kamenev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belly has his hands on Kamenev's head, controlling the position.
Ivan Kamenev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamenev trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kamenev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
so Kamenev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belly has Kamenev pulled in close to control his posture.
Belly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Kamenev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kamenev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamenev cracks Belly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Belly misses its intended target.
Belly throws a combination that misses
and Kamenev counters with a shoot takedown. Belly fights it but they end up in guard.
Belly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kamenev has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Belly wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamenev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Belly is trying to pull guard but Kamenev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamenev.
Kamenev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kamenev manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamenev working away.
Kamenev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kamenev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamenev is pulling down on Belly's head. It's preventing any offense from Belly, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Belly tries to pass.
Kamenev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belly is one step ahead there.
Belly trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Belly won't allow Kamenev to sweep him here.
Belly postures up.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Belly tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamenev is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belly trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Kamenev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belly is not content to let Kamenev control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Belly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kamenev but great work by Belly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamenev sees it coming and defends easily.
Belly is pressing down on Kamenev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kamenev is holding on for now.
Ivan Kamenev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kamenev defends it well.
Kamenev is controlling Belly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Belly wants to free his trapped foot but Kamenev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belly is looking to take a break and control but Kamenev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamenev is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtreme Black House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamenev is concentrating on defense, preventing Belly from advancing position.
Belly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kamenev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamenev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamenev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Belly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jello Belly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamenev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jello Belly.
I think Kamenev 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 441 p4p, 418 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 46 p4p, 44 weight class). Shigeru Otori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bouddi.
Bouddi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Otori throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouddi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Bouddi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bouddi on the side of the head.
Bouddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otori misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouddi counters with an inside leg kick.
Otori lands with a nice body punch.
Bouddi moves out of range as Otori strikes.
Bouddi throwing a counter right hand but Otori manages to avoid it.
Bouddi moves into range and clinches up with Otori.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otori obliges.
Bouddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bouddi misses with a body punch.
Bouddi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Otori or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Bouddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Otori is working Bouddi over against the cage.
Bouddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otori backwards.
Bouddi prevents a body shot from Otori.
Bouddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Otori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bouddi misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Bouddi.
Bouddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otori.
Otori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bouddi or not.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Otori misses with a knee to the head.
Bouddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Otori blocks it.
Bouddi lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Bouddi.
Otori misses with some punches.
Bouddi blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouddi.
A left hand lands to the body for Otori.
Bouddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to throw a body punch but Otori avoids it by throwing Bouddi back against the cage.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Otori controls the action.
Bouddi just leaning against Otori, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouddi.
Otori blocks a body shot from Bouddi.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Otori controls his hands.
Otori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Otori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otori blocks the elbow strike.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otori blocks a body shot from Bouddi.
A left hand lands to the body for Otori.
Bouddi lands with a right to the head.
Bouddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otori's elbow.
Bouddi takes a shot to the head.
Otori takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Shigeru Otori has been cut.
Otori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bouddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the liver by Otori. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bouddi.
Bouddi throws a leg kick but Otori moved away.
Bouddi checks the leg kick.
Bouddi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Otori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bouddi under the eye.
Bouddi ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Otori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bouddi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Bouddi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Otori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bouddi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Otori loads up on a big right hand but Bouddi slips the punch.
Otori misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Bouddi clinches with his opponent.
Otori blocks an uppercut.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otori lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otori obliges.
Otori misses with some punches.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bouddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otori's elbow.
Otori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bouddi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Otori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bouddi lands an elbow just above Otori 's eye.
Otori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bouddi lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouddi.
Bouddi misses with an elbow strike.
Bouddi presses Otori against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Otori tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Otori back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouddi lands a shot to the body.
Otori looks winded!
Otori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bouddi avoids it.
Otori misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Otori.
Otori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shigeru Otori'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.
Otori avoids the body shot from Bouddi.
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Otori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Otori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Otori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bouddi in his tracks.
Bouddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Bouddi moves away and avoids it.
Otori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouddi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Otori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouddi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bouddi with a nice cross.
Bouddi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Otori momentarily.
Bouddi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bouddi moves out of range as Otori strikes.
Bouddi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Otori lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Bouddi.
Otori moves forwards but Bouddi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otori misses with a left hand
and Bouddi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori throws out a loose jab but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bouddi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bouddi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bouddi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
It appears Bouddi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Otori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bouddi.
Bouddi throws a leg kick but Otori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Bouddi lands with a cross.
Otori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bouddi throws a head kick that misses.
Bouddi 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Bouddi clinches.
Bouddi lands an uppercut.
Otori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bouddi can pounce on him.
Otori misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otori throws a hook but Bouddi blocks it.
Otori misses with a hook. Bouddi ducked under it nicely.
Bouddi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bouddi.
Bouddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouddi is just out of range.
Bouddi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Otori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bouddi avoids the body shot from Otori.
Otori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouddi is out of range and Otori settles back down.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Otori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Otori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouddi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a hook
and Bouddi counters with a head kick.
Otori scores with a leg kick.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouddi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori with the inside leg kick.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otori connects with a looping right hand.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Bouddi gets a clinch.
Bouddi lands an elbow inside.
Otori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otori tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouddi digs a right hand underneath Otori's ribcage. Otori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bouddi digs a right hand into Otori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Otori's gas tank.
Otori is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Otori.
Otori lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shigeru Otori's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Otori keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouddi is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bouddi.
Bouddi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bouddi throws a low kick but Otori moves out of range easily.
Bouddi misses with a low kick.
Otori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bouddi checks it well.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bouddi throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Otori lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori lands a jab to Bouddi's midsection.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bouddi checks a leg kick nicely.
Bouddi swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Bouddi wants to clinch up but Otori keeps it at a distance.
Bouddi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouddi throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bouddi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Otori moves out of range.
Otori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bouddi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Otori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Otori.
Otori lands a jab to the nose.
Bouddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouddi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Otori.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Otori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Otori works Bouddi's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Bouddi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Bouddi tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Bouddi moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bouddi misses the target.
Otori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bouddi's head backwards.
Bouddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
Otori staying out of range there.
Bouddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Otori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otori breaks the clinch.
Bouddi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otori.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori jabs Bouddi right on the nose. Bouddi blinks but takes it well.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bouddi.
Otori throws a jab when Bouddi was well out of range.
It looked like Bouddi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick lands for Otori.
Bouddi throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otori cracks a nice hook into Bouddi's ribs.
Otori checks the leg kick.
Otori looks to land a right hand but Bouddi moved out of range.
Bouddi lands a nice hook to Otori's body. Otori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bouddi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bouddi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bouddi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Otori lunges at Bouddi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bouddi's hand.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bouddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otori takes an elbow to the temple.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bouddi.
Otori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bouddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Otori's defenses.
Otori breaks from the clinch.
Bouddi tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bouddi looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Bouddi misses with a low kick as Otori jumps back.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori misses the jab.
Bouddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Otori doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Otori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori scores with a jab. Bouddi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bouddi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bouddi checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Otori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Otori 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
Shigeru Otori seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 84 p4p, 314 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 12 p4p, 35 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Abarai's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abarai looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
We've been informed that O Malley 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.
Abarai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a right hand that Abarai ducks under and follows up with a left that Abarai also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Abarai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abarai's hands.
O Malley sizes up Abarai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Renji Abarai has been cut.
Abarai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Abarai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by O Malley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abarai jabs at O Malley's body.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Abarai blocks a jab.
Abarai misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Abarai throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abarai with a nice calf kick.
O Malley cracks Abarai with an open hand slap.
Abarai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
O Malley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abarai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abarai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley sizes up Abarai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abarai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai avoids the head kick by O Malley.
A quick step to the side and Abarai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai cracks O Malley with an open hand slap.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Abarai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abarai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abarai is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
Abarai slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abarai throws out the jab.
O Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Abarai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abarai misses the body punch
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
Abarai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abarai throws an off balance right hand
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abarai lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from O Malley. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch but Abarai keeps him there for the moment.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
Abarai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
Abarai misses with a straight right.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai slips under a jab from O Malley.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.
O Malley gets tackled into the cage by Abarai. Abarai maintains the clinch.
Abarai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Malley's efforts to push away.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abarai lands a nice uppercut.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Malley is trying to push Abarai away but Abarai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Malley breaks the clinch.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley is looking to slow Abarai down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abarai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abarai. Abarai obviously looking to wear him down.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley defending well as Abarai loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abarai swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley cracks Abarai with a good jab.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Abarai throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abarai.
O Malley looks for the body kick but Abarai saw that one coming.
O Malley scores with a jab.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
Abarai throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Abarai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley 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.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abarai lands with an uppercut that bounces O Malley off the cage and back into range.
Abarai throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Abarai misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abarai connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarai swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Abarai didn't see that one coming.
Renji Abarai's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley cracks Abarai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abarai is rocked!
O Malley throws a monster overhand right that drops Abarai! O Malley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley is the new featherweight champion!
Sean O Malley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camaras Account (ranked 82 p4p, 137 weight class) and Zekariays Solomon (ranked 13 p4p, 24 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Camaras Account!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Account has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Account there as he acknowledges the shot.
Solomon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Solomon showed some decent athleticism there.
Solomon thows a huge punch but Account dodges it nicely.
Solomon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Solomon working Account over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Account manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Solomon throwing strikes from guard but Account blocks nicely.
Solomon is looking to work some ground and pound but Account has wrist control.
Solomon preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Account works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Account is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon controlling from the top position.
Solomon throws a big right hand that misses.
Account keeping moving, preventing Solomon from controlling successfully.
Account preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Account is adopting a defensive guard.
Solomon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Solomon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Solomon preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solomon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Solomon slips under a jab.
Camaras Account is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Account tries to avoid it but Solomon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Account to the ground. Account escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Account throwing a counter right hand but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Solomon shoots in and drives through. Account sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Account counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camaras Account has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zekariays Solomon.
Good exchange - Account coming out on top.
Account throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solomon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Solomon.
Solomon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Account's waist but Account gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Solomon off to one side.
Account lands a head shot.
It looks like Zekariays Solomon has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Account! Solomon is backing up but he can't get away as Account lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Solomon and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Camaras Account!
Camaras Account retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Camaras Account thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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