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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 2688 p4p, 3760 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 341 p4p, 424 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisov fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Denisov avoids the body shot from Jones.
Denisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones darts in and clinches Denisov up against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denisov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones trying to control but Denisov is working from the bottom.
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denisov is keeping the position for now.
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denisov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Denisov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Denisov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Denisov!
Denisov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Denisov staying calm.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov working the ground and pound from side control.
Denisov working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov controlling the position.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Denisov drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Denisov is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Denisov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denisov unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Denisov is having none of it.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Denisov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Denisov lands a heavy elbow.
Denisov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones wants to control but Denisov is having none of it.
Denisov trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Denisov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov landing strikes from the mount.
Denisov dominating with strikes here.
 Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denisov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Denisov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Denisov!
A victorious Denis Denisov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 3043 p4p, 5278 weight class) and Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 140 p4p, 181 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 27 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsmfimsfnd moves into the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd has clasped his hands together around Kraag's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kraag is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kraag tries to buck Tsmfimsfnd off but Tsmfimsfnd is having none of it.
Kraag can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsmfimsfnd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kraag to his feet.
Tsmfimsfnd misses with a jab to the body
and Kraag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to clinch up.
Kraag lands a slapping body shot.
Tsmfimsfnd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kraag, pushing him back against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kraag breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Donk. Kraag catches Tsmfimsfnd right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsmfimsfnd gets a clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd goes for a takedown attempt but Kraag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kraag fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kraag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Kraag.
Kraag fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsmfimsfnd clinches up against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd decides to pull guard.
Tsmfimsfnd keeping moving, preventing Kraag from controlling successfully.
Kraag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsmfimsfnd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd is trying to control the position but Kraag postures up.
Kraag is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsmfimsfnd has wrist control.
Kraag throwing strikes but missing.
Tsmfimsfnd looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsmfimsfnd, not yet.
Kraag tries to free his leg and advance position but Tsmfimsfnd is retaining full guard.
Kraag trying to control but Tsmfimsfnd is working from the bottom.
Kraag drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tsmfimsfnd looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tsmfimsfnd looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tsmfimsfnd!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling the position from side mount.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to take a break and control but Kraag is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kraag doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tsmfimsfnd.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsmfimsfnd working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling the action here.
Kraag is trying to control but can't.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
Tsmfimsfnd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kraag wants to get back to full guard.
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tsmfimsfnd pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsmfimsfnd is taking a breather. Kraag says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tsmfimsfnd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kraag with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kraag wants to control but Tsmfimsfnd is keeping busy.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tsmfimsfnd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraag is breathing heavily.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
Tsmfimsfnd stalling.
Ground and pound from Tsmfimsfnd.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
Tsmfimsfnd lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsmfimsfnd walks into a jab.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd shoots and misses
letting Kraag counter with a right hand.
Tsmfimsfnd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tsmfimsfnd is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsmfimsfnd'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.
Tsmfimsfnd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kraag's efforts to push away.
Kraag successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraag working for a triangle but Tsmfimsfnd defends it easily.
Kraag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kraag isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tsmfimsfnd stacks Kraag on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tsmfimsfnd!
Tsmfimsfnd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kraag to his feet.
Kraag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kraag throws out a loose jab but Tsmfimsfnd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsmfimsfnd instigates a clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsmfimsfnd clinches.
Tsmfimsfnd is stalling here.
Kraag is trying to drag Tsmfimsfnd to the mat but Tsmfimsfnd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tsmfimsfnd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsmfimsfnd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsmfimsfnd prevents Kraag from breaking the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd wants the takedown. Kraag is fighting it off but Tsmfimsfnd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kraag's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tsmfimsfnd is aware though and is defending well.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kraag has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tsmfimsfnd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to control from the top but Kraag keeps moving.
Tsmfimsfnd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd passes Kraag's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kraag trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tsmfimsfnd manages to pass to mount!
Tsmfimsfnd controlling from the full mount.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control but Kraag is having none of it.
Kraag working to try and regain half guard.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling his opponent.
Kraag is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tsmfimsfnd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraag wants to hold on but Tsmfimsfnd pushes him away.
Tsmfimsfnd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kraag is trying desperately to improve position.
Kraag tries to hold on but Tsmfimsfnd postures up.
Tsmfimsfnd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kraag is bucking up trying to escape but Tsmfimsfnd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks from Kraag's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kraag keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tsmfimsfnd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tsmfimsfnd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kraag can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tsmfimsfnd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kraag swivels and escapes.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsmfimsfnd throws out a counter right but Kraag avoids it with no problem.
Tsmfimsfnd moves into the clinch successfully.
Tsmfimsfnd wants the takedown. Kraag is fighting it off but Tsmfimsfnd persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kraag's guard against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling from the top position.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to control from the top but Kraag keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsmfimsfnd passes Kraag's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kraag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tsmfimsfnd looking to control but Kraag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the attempt from Kraag to control.
Tsmfimsfnd looking to control but Kraag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the attempt from Kraag to control.
Tsmfimsfnd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraag is squirming around, avoiding Tsmfimsfnd's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag tries to hold on but Tsmfimsfnd postures up.
Tsmfimsfnd is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kraag to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kraag shrugs it off.
Kraag tries to reverse the position but Tsmfimsfnd maintains control.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling from the full mount.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kraag is squirming around, avoiding Tsmfimsfnd's attempts to control the action.
Kraag is desperately trying to improve his position but Tsmfimsfnd has a good base and remains in mount.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control but Kraag is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is desperately trying to improve his position but Tsmfimsfnd has a good base and remains in mount.
Kraag tries to lock up and control but Tsmfimsfnd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kraag really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tsmfimsfnd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kraag tries to hold on but Tsmfimsfnd pushes him away.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the attempt from Kraag to control.
Kraag sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraag wants to get back to full guard but Tsmfimsfnd has passed into side control.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraag keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Kraag's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kraag, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraag seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsmfimsfnd dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsmfimsfnd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1916 p4p, 2691 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 290 p4p, 383 weight class). Leonard Nimoy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Alexandrov's chin.
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexandrov.
Nimoy 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.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Nimoy pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Nimoy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Alexandrov trying to land knees to the body.
Nimoy manages to break the clinch.
Nimoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nimoy misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Nimoy slips to the side
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov jumps into guard, dragging Nimoy to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov wriggles free and stands up.
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Nimoy misses its intended target.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Nimoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Nimoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexandrov slips a jab from Nimoy.
Alexandrov pushes Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy has Alexandrov pressed against the cage, preventing Alexandrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Nimoy scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nimoy.
Alexandrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nimoy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Alexandrov checks the leg kick.
Nimoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexandrov with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nimoy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nimoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Nimoy avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Nimoy tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nimoy 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.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Nimoy against the cage.
Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov works over Nimoy's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexandrov stalls.
Alexandrov drags the fight down to the ground.
Nimoy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexandrov wants to stand up but Nimoy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrov is keeping the position for now.
Nimoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy won't allow Alexandrov to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nimoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexandrov wants to clinch but Nimoy slips to the side
and Nimoy counters with a nice body shot.
Alexandrov looks to land a combination but Nimoy avoids it well.
Nimoy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy tests Alexandrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocks a jab.
Nimoy lands with a cross.
Alexandrov closes the distance but Nimoy moves to the side
and Nimoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexandrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Nimoy missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexandrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Nimoy backs off Alexandrov throws a huge counter combo but Nimoy manages to avoid it all.
Nimoy gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexandrov.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov tries to work over Nimoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Alexandrov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nimoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nimoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
Nimoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Nimoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov jumps guard but Nimoy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy stuns Alexandrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoy with a hook.
Alexandrov throws a leg kick but Nimoy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Nimoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Nimoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown attempt but Nimoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Alexandrov tries to break free but Nimoy pushes him back against the cage.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov wants to clinch
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Nimoy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws the left hand but Alexandrov avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Nimoy.
Alexandrov scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Nimoy is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexandrov.
Nimoy swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov keeps Nimoy at a distance using the push kick.
Nimoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Nimoy swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov takes one on the button.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Alexandrov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
Alexandrov lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov lands with a right to the head.
Alexandrov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexandrov looking for subs off his back but Nimoy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Alexandrov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Nimoy misses.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandrov.
A head kick by Alexandrov misses
and Nimoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nimoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexandrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Nimoy misses.
Alexandrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov unleashes a big counter combination but Nimoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nimoy lands with a good body shot.
Alexandrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexandrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nimoy connects with a jab.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Nimoy scoring well with a low kick there.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov misses the body punch
and Nimoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexandrov's knee momentarily.
Nimoy throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.
Alexandrov clinches up against the cage.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nimoy smiles and moves away.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nimoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 1725 p4p, 1651 weight class) and James Murray (ranked 257 p4p, 245 weight class). Smif kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Playtime. Murray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walkin - Denzel Curry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Murray!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws the left hand but Smif avoids the punch easily.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Smif appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smif is looking to counter punch.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Smif walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Jab, jab by Murray - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smif.
It looks like James Murray has been cut.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
James Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Murray sprawling to the canvas! Murray rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smif finish him?!
 Murray is rocked!
Murray moves away from the strike by Smif.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Smif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murray.
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!
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smif takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smif circles away quickly and effectively.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smif doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Smif points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Murray wakes up just in time to hear Smif thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Smif!
Bill Smif 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 1715 p4p, 1232 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 233 p4p, 178 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Urameshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smile Bomb. 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 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona is looking to clinch.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Urameshi 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.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Corona.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corona looks to land a body kick but Urameshi moved away.
Urameshi takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corona.
Corona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corona misses with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Corona throws out a leg kick but Urameshi moves out of range and Corona only half commits.
Urameshi throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Corona rushes Urameshi and presses him up against the cage.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Corona.
Urameshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urameshi prevents a body shot from Corona.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corona throws a head kick but Urameshi moves out of range.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Urameshi.
Corona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona lands a nice hook to Urameshi's body. Urameshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corona feints and then cracks Urameshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urameshi down.
Corona closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Urameshi.
Corona prevents a body shot from Urameshi.
Corona ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Corona no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urameshi wants to stand but Corona has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corona looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Corona is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Urameshi rolls with it to try and escape but Corona cranks on the arm and Urameshi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Yusuke Urameshi spoke after the fight, saying 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1727 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Hueng Son (ranked 83 p4p, 75 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 27 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hueng Son!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier cracks Son with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Son looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tharrier finish him?
Son scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Hueng Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Son counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dillo's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Son goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tharrier cracks Son with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tharrier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Son to stand back up!
Son is rocked!
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tharrier was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
Son is still on wobbly legs! Can Tharrier finish him?
Son avoids the head kick by Tharrier.
Tharrier feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Son collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2137 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Johan Joestar (ranked 85 p4p, 72 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joestar's choice of entrance music: Coda - Bloody Stream. 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 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joestar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beukeboom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beukeboom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joestar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beukeboom misses with a hook
and Joestar counters with a nice body shot.
Joestar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beukeboom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beukeboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joestar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the body
and Joestar counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar is looking to slow Beukeboom down with leg kicks.
Beukeboom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joestar.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Joestar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joestar slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Joestar unleashes a big counter combination but Beukeboom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot
and Joestar counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Beukeboom finds it's target.
Beukeboom scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Joestar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beukeboom to score with a decent uppercut.
Beukeboom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beukeboom lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Joestar avoids it easily.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Joestar is just out of range.
Joestar gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
Joestar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joestar is trying to push Beukeboom away but Beukeboom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joestar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joestar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joestar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joestar throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Joestar on the inside.
Beukeboom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joestar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the head.
Beukeboom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joestar lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joestar can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joestar 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 Beukeboom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beukeboom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joestar slips under a jab.
Joestar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joestar moves out of range of the strikes.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch
and Joestar counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four 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!
Beukeboom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beukeboom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joestar throws a lazy right hand but Beukeboom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joestar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joestar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beukeboom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joestar scrambles back to his feet.
Joestar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beukeboom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joestar scrambles back to his feet.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beukeboom backing away here, and Joestar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Joestar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beukeboom's hands.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Joestar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joestar tries to bum rush Beukeboom with a series of wild strikes but Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Beukeboom drops Joestar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Joestar looks back up at him and smiles so Beukeboom waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Beukeboom throws a looping overhand right but Joestar ducks down to avoid it.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Joestar blocks it.
Beukeboom steps in with a hook that catches Joestar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Beukeboom follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Joestar looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 129 p4p, 461 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 27 p4p, 74 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo is looking to control Corassa's arms but Corassa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Corassa works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Corassa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corassa lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Corassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Corassa - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corassa blocks the elbow strike.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Corassa improves position.
Corassa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corassa.
Corassa cracks Ronaldo with a nice body shot.
Corassa takes an elbow to the temple.
Corassa lands a body punch.
Corassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Corassa scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Corassa tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Corassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corassa tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corassa lands with a right to the head.
Corassa is working Ronaldo over against the cage.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Corassa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
A hook to the body from Corassa.
Ronaldo lands a damaging elbow.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
A head punch on the inside from Corassa fails to land.
Corassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corassa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with an elbow strike.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Corassa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corassa.
Corassa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corassa scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Corassa.
Ronaldo looks winded!
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
Corassa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
Corassa works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Corassa.
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corassa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corassa clinches with his opponent.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
Corassa is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corassa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corassa.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike.
Eduardo Corassa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Corassa.
A short uppercut from Corassa.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corassa tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa lands with a right to the head.
Corassa misses with some punches.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corassa lands a body shot.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ronaldo throws an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Corassa gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Corassa.
Corassa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Corassa misses with some punches.
Corassa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
Corassa prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ronaldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Corassa.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corassa is keeping busy.
Corassa lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Corassa fails to land.
Corassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
A short left from Corassa.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ronaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Corassa has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
Corassa throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Corassa lands a right hand.
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Corassa lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Corassa.
Corassa pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Corassa as the two fighters clinch.
Corassa lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Corassa.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa digs a right hand into Ronaldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ronaldo's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corassa scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Still in the clinch, Corassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa takes an elbow to the temple.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa blocks an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo is leaning against Corassa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Corassa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Corassa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corassa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 589 p4p, 870 weight class) and Derrick Lewis (ranked 88 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Ham Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
A big right from Burger misses.
The crowd cheers as Burger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lewis doesn't seem phased though.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Burger misses the target.
Burger throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis shoots in but Burger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Burger's guard.
Burger wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Burger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Burger is retaining full guard.
Burger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis is pushing down on Burger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burger is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lewis works his way into side control.
Lewis advances to full mount.
Burger's coaches at Gumburcules Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lewis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Burger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lewis is trying to control here but Burger has managed to regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burger is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
Lewis passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Burger gets back to full guard.
Burger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burger is keen to just control but Lewis is a slippery customer.
Lewis is trying is best to control the position here.
Burger is pressing down on Lewis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lewis is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burger pulls his head out easily.
Lewis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis moves into full guard.
Burger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burger's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Lewis prevents Burger from improving his position.
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 Ham Burger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burger misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis goes for a double leg but Burger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burger continues to drive forward.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Burger throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
Burger looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis feints a counter leg kick.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Burger.
It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burger misses with a body shot.
Lewis moves out of range as Burger strikes.
Lewis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis blocks a jab.
And Lewis tries to counter it with a takedown but Burger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burger lands with a nice body punch.
Burger tries to sprawl but Lewis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Lewis is working for a submission of some sort.
Lewis is thwarting Burger's attempts to control the position.
Lewis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis is keen to just control but Burger is a slippery customer.
Burger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lewis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lewis is pressing down on Burger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burger is holding on for now.
Burger is trying to control but can't.
Derrick Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Burger is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis uses his free foot to push down on Burger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Burger.
Burger tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis fails to take his opponent's back.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burger hang on?
Lewis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Burger tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burger manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lewis swings around for an armbar but Burger sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lewis's guard.
Burger wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Burger trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis has his foot on Burger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burger works his way back into a safe position though.
Burger wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burger trying to move into half guard but instead Lewis has managed to sweep!
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derrick Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lewis tries for a takedown but Burger circles away easily
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Burger sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Lewis prevents Burger from breaking the clinch.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burger to keep the fight standing.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Burger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Burger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burger manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Burger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Burger misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Burger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burger sneaks back into half guard.
Lewis stalling away here and it's allowed Burger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Burger trying to control the position.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Burger.
Burger working a defensive guard here.
Burger keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burger's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Burger is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Burger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Burger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Lewis trying to control from Burger's half guard. Burger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Burger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burger looking for a sweep. Not yet Burger, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burger manages to get back to half guard.
Lewis is looking for a kimura but Burger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lewis to get the leverage.
Lewis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burger is in trouble now - Lewis has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burger is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Lewis.
I think Lewis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derrick Lewis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 183 p4p, 249 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 29 p4p, 39 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Edwards walks into a jab.
It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Smith feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith darts in and clinches Edwards up against the cage.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Edwards as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Edwards throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with some punches.
Edwards presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edwards avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Edwards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Smith is working Edwards over against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwards counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith looks winded!
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Edwards throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edwards appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Edwards counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Edwards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edwards.
Edwards swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Edwards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith blocking some punches.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards 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.
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edwards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith moves to clinch but Edwards breaks away
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Kenny Smith's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with the left hand. Edwards knows he should have avoided that one.
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a low kick but Edwards moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Edwards is wise to it.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Smith backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Kenny Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Edwards is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith working Edwards over with knees to the body.
Kenny Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edwards can't break the clinch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Smith blocks 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 Ife Edwards.
I think Edwards 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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