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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 1111 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 172 p4p, 228 weight class). Drax Bautista had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mfer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bautista throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bautista takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Bautista throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Mfer throws a series of punches but Bautista moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a combination
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautista circles away.
Bautista with a hook.
Mfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bautista lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista tries to bum rush Mfer with a series of wild strikes but Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Bautista is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista jabs Mfer right on the nose. Mfer blinks but takes it well.
Mfer scores with a jab. Bautista acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bautista misses the target.
Mfer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Mfer scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mfer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
Mfer tries to clinch up
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Bautista avoids it well.
Bautista throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Mfer throws a counter combo.
Bautista throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a series of punches but Bautista avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Mfer scores with a one two! Bautista had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Mfer there.
No joy there for Mfer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bautista swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mfer lands a head kick. Bautista smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bautista cracks Mfer with a good jab.
Bautista lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista lands with a nice body kick.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a two punch combination.
Mfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bautista.
Mfer moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mfer slips under a jab from Bautista.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bautista, as that shot connected.
Bautista cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer gets a clinch.
Bautista lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bautista takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer misses with an elbow over the top.
Bautista scores with a shoulder strike.
Bautista pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bautista avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
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 Drax Bautista will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drax Bautista'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.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bautista's head.
Bautista lands with a right hand.
Bautista is looking to score with low kicks.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mfer misses with a double jab.
Mfer lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
A punch combination from Mfer misses.
Mfer blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bautista.
 It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bautista slips a jab and a cross from Mfer.
Mfer slips a jab from Bautista.
Mfer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mfer takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista lands an overhand right.
Bautista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
Bautista dodges the punch combination from Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Bautista dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
Bautista paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bautista dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
Bautista moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mfer's hands.
Bautista looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Bautista throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer lands a high kick!
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mfer counters with a one-two to the body.
Mfer clinches with his opponent.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bautista lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bautista is defending well for now.
Bautista managing to block the knees to the body from Mfer.
Bautista lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bautista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mfer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bautista lands an overhand right.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bautista lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mfer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mfer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mfer lands with a kick to the temple. Bautista shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bautista throws a series of strikes that have Mfer backpedaling.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Bautista lands a nice shot that snaps Mfer's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista cracks Mfer with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
Bautista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Mfer is rocked!
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bautista with a nice calf kick.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Bautista finish him?
Mfer tries to clinch but Bautista moves away
and Bautista counters with a nice right hand that sends Mfer toppling to the canvas! Mfer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bautista finish him?!
Bautista throws a low kick, looking for Mfer's leg but Mfer calmly moves out of range.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Bautista moves out of range easily.
Bautista steps in with a hook that catches Mfer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bautista follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mfer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
After the fight, Drax Bautista was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 606 p4p, 901 weight class) and Malcolm Rivera (ranked 92 p4p, 141 weight class). Dickinson's entrance music is Resurrection - Chris Travis. A fine choice. Rivera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BAD COMPANY. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Dickinson.
Dickinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rivera! But no joy.
Dickinson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Rivera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Rivera sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Dickinson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Dickinson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Rivera!
Malcolm Rivera 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 476 p4p, 342 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 53 p4p, 41 weight class). Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. Abduwali Hassan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Hassan managing to block the knees to the body from Benedetti.
Benedetti is leaning against Hassan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Hassan breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Hassan knows he should have avoided that one.
Benedetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hassan counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Hassan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Hassan.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hassan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
Benedetti defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Hassan.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Hassan tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti cracks Hassan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Hassan misses.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Hassan is wise to it.
Hassan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hassan defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Hassan counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hassan lands an overhand right.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassan.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Hassan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hassan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Benedetti shapes to counter with a head kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Hassan moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
An attempted straight right counter from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Hassan throws a body kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hassan's knee momentarily.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Hassan lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Hassan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Hassan off balance momentarily.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hassan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hassan blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hassan swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Hassan backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
Hassan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassan circles away.
Hassan throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti misses with the body kick
and Hassan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Hassan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Hassan.
Hassan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Hassan misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti pushes Hassan away with a front kick.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Benedetti is looking to slow Hassan down with leg kicks.
Hassan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Hassan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Hassan is out of range.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hassan with the inside leg kick.
Hassan moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassan.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Benedetti needs to keep his hands up - Hassan had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hassan throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Hassan works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Hassan sees coming a mile off.
Hassan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Hassan checks the leg kick.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Hassan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Hassan's shoulder, as Hassan tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hassan. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hassan to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Hassan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hassan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Hassan settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Hassan moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hassan wants to slow Benedetti down by chopping away at his legs.
Hassan lands with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hassan checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hassan misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hassan.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Hassan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hassan lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Hassan is predictable there
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
Hassan lands a jab to the head.
Hassan slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Hassan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hassan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hassan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti delivers a nice body kick.
Benedetti thumps Hassan with a low kick.
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Hassan. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hassan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedetti in his tracks.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Hassan saw that one coming.
Hassan digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti punishes Hassan's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Hassan's leg but Hassan calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Hassan avoids nicely.
Hassan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
Benedetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hassan throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Hassan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hassan tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hassan looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Hassan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hassan throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Hassan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A quick step to the side and Hassan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Hassan moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hassan.
Hassan with a nice cross.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Hassan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hassan scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Hassan down.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hassan lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hassan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benedetti will feel that in the morning.
Hassan scores with a nice right hand.
Hassan connects with a jab.
Hassan lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hassan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hassan walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Hassan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benedetti.
Hassan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Hassan throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hassans head.
Benedetti misses with a knee to the head.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Hassan breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti pushes off an throws an elbow but Hassan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
 Hassan is rocked!
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hassan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hassan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hassan seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan is trying to break free.
Hassan pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti slips a jab from Hassan.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Hassan avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Hassan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hassan. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Hassan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hassan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Hassan off balance momentarily.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hassan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hassan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Hassan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Hassan throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Hassan shakes it off.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hassan throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hassan throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Hassan scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Hassan was not able to check.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Hassan up against the cage.
Hassan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benedetti tries to land a knee to the head but Hassan blocks with his arms.
Hassan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hassan in his tracks.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Hassan is wise to it.
Benedetti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hassan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hassan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hassan's hands.
Hassan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Hassan moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benedetti throws a jab when Hassan was well out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hassan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick.
Hassan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Hassan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hassan! Benedetti dives in looking to finish! Hassan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Benedetti!
A victorious Lorenzo Benedetti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Abduwali Hassan spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 371 p4p, 352 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 56 p4p, 52 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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Tofail tries to keep at a distance but Haskins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tofail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tofail throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Tofail finds it's target.
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
Tofail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Haskins lands.
Tofail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Tofail's head but Tofail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tofail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tofail looks to land a right hand but Haskins moved out of range.
Tofail pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haskins is out of range and Tofail settles back down.
Tofail stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tofail half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tofail's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haskins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tofail scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins forces Tofail back against the cage and clinches.
Tofail breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tofail moves away.
Tofail appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haskins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Tofail tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haskins clinches up against the cage.
Tofail tries to throw a body punch but Haskins avoids it by throwing Tofail back against the cage.
Tofail breaks from the clinch.
Tofail swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.
Tofail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tofail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haskins!
Haskins is looking to clinch.
Haskins misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Tofail tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tofail tenderised Haskins's leg. Haskins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haskins moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tofail lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haskins throws a jab but it's blocked by Tofail.
Tofail connects with a body shot.
Tofail walks into a left hand.
Haskins clinches.
I was talking to Tofail's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tofail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tofail ducks under a wild hook from Haskins.
Nice uppercut there from Haskins.
Haskins swings for the body but Tofail moves out of range.
Haskins lands a head kick. Tofail smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Tofail moves away and avoids it.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Tofail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haskins tries to clinch up but Tofail circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Tofail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tofail to counter with a crisp jab.
Haskins tries to clinch but Tofail moves away
and Tofail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haskins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tofail manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haskins with a nice cross.
Tofail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Tofail blocks a head kick by Haskins.
A big left from Haskins misses.
Haskins is looking to clinch but Tofail is avoiding it.
Haskins lands with a kick to the temple. Tofail shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tofail is rocked!
Tofail gets tackled into the cage by Haskins. Haskins maintains the clinch.
Oh Tofail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haskins lands with a right to the head.
Haskins creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tofail's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tofail drops to his knees and Haskins pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Haskins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 126 p4p, 320 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 25 p4p, 53 weight class). Joteel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moogwalze. Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyad feints the counter takedown.
Joteel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blyad.
Joteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blyad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Blyad does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joteel walks into a straight right hand from Blyad.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyad connects with a solid leg kick.
Blyad scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad lands a jab.
Blyad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joteel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joteel has Blyad pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blyad wants to control from the top but Joteel keeps moving.
Joteel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joteel slows the pace down in half guard.
Blyad trying to control but Joteel postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blyad is concentrating on defense, preventing Joteel from advancing position.
Joteel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blyad trying to control but Joteel postures up.
Blyad is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joteel pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blyad wants to control but Joteel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joteel is looking to chop away at Blyad's legs.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyad fails with a takedown attempt.
Joteel tries to land a leg kick but Blyad saw it coming and moves away.
Joteel takes one on the button.
Joteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel throws a hook but Blyad avoids it easily.
Blyad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joteel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Joteel slips a jab from Blyad.
A little feinted left hand from Joteel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joteel is able to avoid easily.
Blyad takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyad.
Blyad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyad.
Joteel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blyad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Joteel's guard.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Blyad from controlling successfully.
Blyad looking to sit in guard and control but Joteel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel trying to control but Blyad is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joteel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad tries to score with a low kick but Joteel moves his leg out of the way.
Joteel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blyad just manages to avoid it.
Blyad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joteel. Joteel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ay Blyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blyad misses with a takedown attempt - Joteel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Blyad throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blyad misses the jab.
Joteel throws a sloppy head kick and Blyad moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad moves out of range of the leg kick from Joteel.
And Blyad tries to counter it with a takedown but Joteel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joteel walks into a straight right hand from Blyad.
A low kick from Joteel is predictable there
and Blyad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Joteel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joteel controlling Blyad's posture.
Joteel is trying to control the position but Blyad postures up.
Joteel controlling the position.
Blyad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joteel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blyad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Joteel is trying to push Blyad off with his feet but Blyad grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Joteel's ankles and Joteel is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Ay Blyad!
During a confident post fight interview, Ay Blyad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 189 p4p, 328 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 34 p4p, 48 weight class). The key to victory for Valentin Taneyev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev lands a head shot.
Stark tries for a takedown but Taneyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taneyev's guard.
Taneyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark postures up in Taneyev's guard and throws a big left but Taneyev blocks it.
Taneyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stark postures up in Taneyev's guard and throws a big left but Taneyev blocks it.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taneyev dives on top into guard.
Taneyev is looking to stand up but Stark won't let him.
Taneyev is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Stark has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Taneyev is looking to defend but Stark has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Taneyev! Stark pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Taneyev taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 184 p4p, 227 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 19 p4p, 25 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt throws a front kick aimed at Point's knee but Point avoids it well.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Point takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gebhardt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Point's defenses.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Point lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Point.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gebhardt throws an elbow but misses.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gebhardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Gebhardt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Point lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Gebhardt throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gebhardt.
Point gets control of Gebhardt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Point will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gebhardt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt passes Point's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Point is looking to control Gebhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Point avoid being mounted?
Point is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Gebhardt seems content to control.
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.
Point wants to improve his position but Gebhardt is controlling well.
Point slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Point trying to keep a closed guard but Gebhardt is proving a slippery customer.
Point is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gebhardt is aware though and is defending well.
Gebhardt won't allow Point to sweep him here.
Gebhardt content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Point avoids the body shot from Gebhardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gebhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Point was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gebhardt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Point throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Gebhardt works the jab nicely.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Gebhardt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gebhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Point closes the distance and clinches.
Gebhardt lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gebhardt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Point blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Point takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gebhardt throws an elbow but misses.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Point.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Point creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gebhardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gebhardt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Point's brow.
Gebhardt pushes off an throws an elbow but Point leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gebhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt misses with an elbow over the top.
Point blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Point successfully pulls guard.
Gebhardt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Point keeping full guard, as Gebhardt tries to pass.
Point is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colby Gebhardt 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.
Gebhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt connects with a right hand. Point shakes it off.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gebhardt misses with a straight right.
Point is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Point under the eye.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut.
Gebhardt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Points jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Point tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gebhardt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gebhardt throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point instigates a clinch.
Point ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Point no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Point is on top in guard.
Point stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gebhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gebhardt wants to sweep but no luck.
Gebhardt pulls Point in close to prevent any damage.
Point advances position into side control!
Point slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point taking a break here but Gebhardt is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gebhardt is defending against the submission attempts here by Point.
Point tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gebhardt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gebhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Point sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt is looking to control Point's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gebhardt avoid being mounted?
Point tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gebhardt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Point trying to control from half guard but Gebhardt is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point avoids the elbow strike from Gebhardt, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Point.
Point will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gebhardt up against the cage.
Point prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gebhardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Point tries to throw a body punch but Gebhardt avoids it by throwing Point back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Point lands a nice knee to the body.
Point lands with a left to the head.
Point prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Point lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Point - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Point moves out of range of the leg kick from Gebhardt.
A clash of legs there as Point blocks the low kick.
Gebhardt lands with a right hand.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gebhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Point tries to counter by clinching up but Gebhardt breaks away and moves out of range.
Point thuds his right hand into Gebhardt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Point on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gebhardt. Gebhardt obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Gebhardt catches Point right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gebhardt.
A low kick from Gebhardt misses
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gebhardt manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Point fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gebhardt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gebhardt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Point misses with a body punch
and Gebhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gebhardt misses with a leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Gebhardt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gebhardt throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gebhardt manages to avoid it.
Point missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick.
Gebhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Point waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gebhardt.
Gebhardt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gebhardt throws a right hand that misses
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Point blocks a leg kick.
Gebhardt scores with a jab. Point acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point jabs Gebhardt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gebhardt throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
Point is looking to counter punch.
Gebhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gebhardt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
An inside leg kick lands from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt tests Point's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Point misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a left to the body.
Point takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Gebhardt. That snapped Point's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Point looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point blocks a head kick by Gebhardt.
Point seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gebhardt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Point 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gebhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Gebhardt misses with a head kick.
Point misses with a body shot.
Gebhardt with a nice cross.
Point wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gebhardt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point looks to throw the jab but Gebhardt is out of range.
Gebhardt throws a shot to the body.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point wants to clinch up but Gebhardt keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colby Gebhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gebhardt 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Gebhardt!
Our winner, Colby Gebhardt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 237 p4p, 332 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 37 p4p, 54 weight class). Sergey Shipilov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
Wojcik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wojcik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik throws a lazy uppercut
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Shipilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Wojcik looks to move away, Shipilov throws a big counter combo but Wojcik just gets out of the way.
Shipilov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the body
and Shipilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wojcik throws a series of punches but Shipilov avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipilov digs a good hook to Wojcik's body.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Shipilov.
Shipilov is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Wojcik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the body
and Shipilov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Shipilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wojcik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shipilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shipilov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shipilov blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Shipilov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik lands with an overhand left.
Wojcik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shipilov counters with a head kick that drops Wojcik to the mat! Wojcik scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wojcik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipilov circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Wojcik tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Shipilov wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Shipilov!
A victorious Sergey Shipilov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 15 p4p, 98 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Road's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Chelios has chosen Shabba as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road misses with a jab, cross combination.
Road moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Road.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
Chelios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chelios moves out of range of the body kick.
Chelios looks to land a combination but Road avoids it well.
Road shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chelios eats them both and turns towards Road to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Road lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Road there.
Chelios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Road throws a big shot that misses.
Road misses with a left hand
and Chelios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Road finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Road.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chelios. Chelios obviously looking to wear him down.
Chelios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Road gets a double leg takedown into Chelios's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chelios is trying to keep Road in close.
Chelios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Road manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chelios wants to control from the top but Road keeps moving.
Chelios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chelios stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Road swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios slips nicely into half guard.
Chelios performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chelios is continuing to stall.
Chelios is looking to advance position but Road won't allow it.
Road is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chelios jumps into side control!
Chelios is looking to take a break and control but Road is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chelios trying to control the action but Road is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Road is letting Chelios control him for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chelios is looking to take a break and control but Road is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Road has time to react.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Road.
Decent striking displayed by Road there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Road uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Road throwing a counter right hand but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Road is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Road looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Road wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Road is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chelios can do to turn this around?
Chelios looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Road puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Road throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Road is keen to just control but Chelios is a slippery customer.
Chelios wants to control but Road is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Road connects with a nice short shot to Chelios's temple.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chelios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Road scores with a couple of nice shots.
Road wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chelios keeps working.
Chelios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios is doing well to control the position and prevent Road from advancing to side control.
Chelios wants to control but Road is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Road missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Road trying to control the action but Chelios is working from the bottom.
Road missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Road working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Road working Chelios over with strikes.
Road lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Road is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Road.
Chelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chelios preventing the sweep.
Chelios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Road is keeping the position for now.
Road looking for a triangle here. Chelios is fighting it but it looks tight! Road pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chelios is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Raate Road!
Raate Road retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Raate Road 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 12 p4p, 64 weight class) and Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Kahn's entrance music is كارتل مدان. A fine choice. Stalinovich has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Mohammed Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Stalinovich tries to clinch there but Kahn circles away.
Kahn pushes Stalinovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Stalinovich.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Stalinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalinovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
Kahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalinovich misses with a body punch.
Stalinovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kahn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalinovich jumps guard but Kahn stands there with Stalinovich around his waist. Stalinovich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalinovich's elbow.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalinovich.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Stalinovich tries to break free but Kahn pushes him back against the cage.
Stalinovich tries to pull guard but Kahn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mohammed Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Stalinovich.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovich avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Stalinovich misses with the head strike.
Stalinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalinovich controls his hands.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalinovich misses with a body punch.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovich blocks a body shot from Kahn.
Stalinovich misses with the head strike.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalinovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been informed that Stalinovich 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.
Stalinovich with a nice calf kick.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Stalinovich checks it
and Stalinovich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Stalinovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kahn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stalinovich really felt that one!
Kahn jabs Stalinovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stalinovich looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn sends Stalinovich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kahn is motioning to the referee to let Stalinovich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kahn - that will leave a mark!
Kahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalinovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stalinovich walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that Stalinovich sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kahn tried to score with a low kick but Stalinovich checks it.
Stalinovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalinovich tries to clinch up.
Kahn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stalinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn throws a counter high kick but Stalinovich was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kahn misses with the body kick
and Stalinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalinovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stalinovich tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovich throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Stalinovich manages to avoid it.
Mohammed Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Stalinovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Stalinovich misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Kahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throws a low kick but Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stalinovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Kahn tenderised Stalinovich's leg. Stalinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Stalinovich throws out a leg kick but Kahn moves out of range and Stalinovich only half commits.
Kahn misses with a hook
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn drops Stalinovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stalinovich looks back up at him and smiles so Kahn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stalinovich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kahn misses the target.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn thuds his shin into the meat of Stalinovich's side.
Stalinovich is breathing heavily.
Kahn motions for Stalinovich to come forward. Kahn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Stalinovich's body. Stalinovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Stalinovich flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away.
Good work by Stalinovich as he checks the leg kick.
Stalinovich is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Stalinovich is predictable there
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich is looking to clinch but Kahn is avoiding it.
Stalinovich misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a huge left! Stalinovich is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kahn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stalinovich from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mohammed Kahn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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