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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 5069 p4p, 4787 weight class) and Pollo Alfredo (ranked 232 p4p, 220 weight class). Sprintin's entrance music is Disturbed - Bad Man. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pollo Alfredo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alfredo's head backwards.
Sprintin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 Alfredo is rocked!
 It looks like Pollo Alfredo has been cut.
Alfredo avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Alfredo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sprintin finish him?
Alfredo is looking to clinch but Sprintin is avoiding it.
Alfredo seems to have recovered his senses.
Alfredo fails with the takedown.
Sprintin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alfredo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Sprintin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alfredo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alfredo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sprintin as he avoids it easily.
Sprintin drops Alfredo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Alfredo! Sprintin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Sprintin!
Phil Sprintin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hardy (ranked 5067 p4p, 5003 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 212 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brock Lesnar enters 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lesnar!
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy scoring with punches and elbows.
Hardy wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy cracks Lesnar with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hardy immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lesnar is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hardy!
Oliver Hardy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Samart Bukaew (ranked 4901 p4p, 4017 weight class) and Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 483 p4p, 438 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samart Bukaew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukaew thuds his right hand into Bjurstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bjurstrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bukaew doesn't seem bothered though.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Bjurstrom slips the punch.
Bjurstrom misses with a looping right.
Bukaew cracks Bjurstrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjurstrom lands with a nice body punch.
Bjurstrom slips a straight right by Bukaew.
We've been told by Bukaew's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bukaew takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bukaew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjurstrom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bukaew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjurstrom manages to avoid it.
Bjurstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjurstrom. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjurstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
Bjurstrom cracks Bukaew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Samart Bukaew has been cut.
Bjurstrom misses with a right hand
and Bjurstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjurstrom misses with a low kick.
Bjurstrom takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Bjurstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Bukaew counters with a straight right hand.
Bjurstrom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bukaew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjurstrom scrambles back to his feet.
Bukaew with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bukaew.
Bjurstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bjurstrom misses with a looping right.
Bjurstrom moves away from the strike by Bukaew.
Bjurstrom staying out of range there.
Bjurstrom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bukaew scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bukaew misses its intended target.
Bukaew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bukaew misses the body punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjurstrom. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab from Bukaew.
Bukaew is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A cross from Bjurstrom lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab.
Bjurstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bukaew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bjurstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bukaew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjurstrom. Bjurstrom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bukaew moves away from the strike by Bjurstrom.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjurstrom looks to land a combination but Bukaew avoids it well.
Bjurstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a hook to the side of Bjurstrom's head but Bjurstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjurstrom throws out a counter right but Bukaew avoids it with no problem.
Bjurstrom is looking to land body kicks.
Bukaew thuds his right hand into Bjurstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bukaew looks to land a right hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range.
Bjurstrom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukaew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bukaew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukaew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjurstrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bukaew misses with a left hand
and Bjurstrom counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Bukaew does it's job there.
Bukaew's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bukaew duly obliges.
Bukaew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Bjurstrom coming out on top.
Bjurstrom looks to land a body kick but Bukaew moved away.
Bjurstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
A big right from Bjurstrom misses.
Bukaew misses with a body shot.
Bukaew takes a swing at Bjurstrom's ribcage but misses.
Bjurstrom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjurstrom misses the body punch
and Bukaew counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Bukaew coming out on top.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bjurstrom moves forwards but Bukaew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjurstrom throws a nice looking combination but Bukaew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjurstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bukaew swings for the body but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Bukaew lands an overhand right.
Bjurstrom misses with a kick to the body
and Bukaew counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Bjurstrom misses.
Bukaew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bukaew is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjurstrom throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew throws a right hand that misses
and Bjurstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjurstrom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Bjurstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samart Bukaew's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bjurstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukaew lands a jab.
Bjurstrom avoids the body shot from Bukaew.
Bjurstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Samart Bukaew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook. Bukaew ducked under it nicely.
Bukaew misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjurstrom moves out of range as Bukaew strikes.
Bukaew scores with a nice strike.
Bjurstrom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukaew's head backwards.
Bjurstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bukaew. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Bjurstrom - just one landing.
Bjurstrom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bukaew lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew moves away from the strike by Bjurstrom.
A little feinted left hand from Bukaew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bukaew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjurstrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjurstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukaew.
Bjurstrom throws a jab when Bukaew was well out of range.
Bjurstrom takes a swing at Bukaew's ribcage but misses.
Bukaew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukaew misses with a straight right.
Bukaew misses with a looping right.
Bjurstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bukaew sizes up Bjurstrom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bukaew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bjurstrom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samart Bukaew is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with a looping left.
Bjurstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Bukaew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjurstrom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bukaew misses with a two punch combination.
Bukaew moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Bjurstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bukaew's knee momentarily.
Bjurstrom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukaew moves out of range of the body kick from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bjurstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bukaew throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bukaew ducks under a wild hook from Bjurstrom.
Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjurstrom.
A jab from Bjurstrom misses.
It looked like Bukaew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjurstrom throws a hook but Bukaew avoids it easily.
Bjurstrom throws a hook but Bukaew blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew tries to bum rush Bjurstrom with a series of wild strikes but Bjurstrom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bukaew defending well as Bjurstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Bjurstrom clobbers Bukaew with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Bjurstrom ducked under it nicely.
Bukaew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjurstrom.
Bukaew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bukaew throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Bukaew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
Bukaew misses with a lunging right hand
and Bukaew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjurstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjurstrom throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bukaew counter with a right hand.
Bukaew throws out a loose jab but Bjurstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukaew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukaew tests Bjurstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjurstrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bjurstrom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjurstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjurstrom throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Bjurstrom misses its intended target.
Bjurstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Bukaew blocks a leg kick.
Bukaew scores with a punch to the head.
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bjurstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukaew.
Bjurstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Bukaew's shoulder, as Bukaew tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Bjurstrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samart Bukaew's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bjurstrom throws a hook but Bukaew blocks it.
Bjurstrom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bjurstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukaew.
Bukaew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Bukaew lands.
Bukaew is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bukaew works the jab nicely.
Bjurstrom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bukaew to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjurstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukaew throws out the jab.
Bjurstrom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjurstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bukaew lands with a straight right. Bjurstrom didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjurstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Bjurstrom ducked under it nicely.
Bjurstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bukaew thinking.
Bukaew misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bjurstrom misses with a straight left.
Bjurstrom looks to throw the jab but Bukaew is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bukaew there.
Bjurstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjurstrom.
Nice defenses there by Bjurstrom.
Bukaew misses with a hook.
Bukaew slips a jab from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom throws a leg kick but Bukaew checks it.
Bjurstrom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bukaew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Bjurstrom.
Samart Bukaew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjurstrom.
Bukaew takes a swing at Bjurstrom's ribcage but misses.
Bjurstrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Bukaew keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bjurstrom moves out of range as Bukaew strikes.
It seemed like Bjurstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bukaew digs a good hook to Bjurstrom's body.
Bjurstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukaew appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bjurstrom misses with a shot to the body
and Bukaew counters with a stiff right hand.
Bukaew cracks Bjurstrom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bukaew moves out of range of the strikes.
Bukaew misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bukaew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukaew throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjurstrom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew misses with a body shot.
Bjurstrom thinks about the counter body kick.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjurstrom.
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
Bukaew misses with a looping right.
Bukaew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bjurstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukaew throws out the jab.
Bjurstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Bukaew lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bjurstrom.
Nice uppercut lands for Bukaew. That snapped Bjurstrom's head back.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab.
Bjurstrom tries a quick counter leg kick but Bukaew is wise to it.
Bjurstrom misses with a low kick as Bukaew jumps back.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab from Bukaew.
Bukaew pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bjurstrom back to the cage. Bukaew follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bjurstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Bjurstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew missing with a left hand there. Bjurstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjurstrom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Bukaew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Bukaew appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bukaew ducks under a wild hook from Bjurstrom.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom walks into a straight right hand from Bukaew.
Bukaew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Bjurstrom finds it's way through Bukaew's defenses.
A big right from Bjurstrom misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bjurstrom.
Bukaew misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Bukaew misses
and Bjurstrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Bukaew showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjurstrom 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marco Bjurstrom!
Marco Bjurstrom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Pacucci (ranked 4032 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Kobe Knight (ranked 479 p4p, 464 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Pacucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Knight!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacucci avoids the body shot from Knight.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Pacucci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacucci.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Pacucci tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Pacucci is out of range.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacucci rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight feints a counter leg kick.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacucci closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacucci won't be happy with that.
Knight stands up.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Pacucci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacucci manages to avoid it.
Pacucci on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight 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 Pacucci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacucci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacucci moves into the clinch.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight has Pacucci pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knight pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pacucci tumbling to the mat - Knight dives into Pacucci's guard.
Knight stands and steps away. Pacucci gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight takes a swing at Pacucci's ribcage but misses.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacucci moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight forces Pacucci back against the cage and clinches.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Pacucci has him pressed against the cage.
Pacucci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Pacucci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pacucci really felt that one!
Pacucci seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pacucci tries to clinch up.
Tony Pacucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight scores with a one two! Pacucci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Pacucci wants to clinch.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Pacucci's belly button to the back.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Pacucci wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacucci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Pacucci takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacucci doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacucci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacucci.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Knight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Pacucci tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knight manages to circle out of the way.
Kobe Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacucci is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacucci manages to avoid it.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Pacucci moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacucci doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight prevents a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Pacucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacucci misses with a body punch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacucci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pacucci tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight stuns Pacucci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci checks the leg kick.
Pacucci tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacucci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight rushes Pacucci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knight wants to break free but Pacucci has control.
Pacucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci stalling against the cage.
Pacucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacucci stalling.
Pacucci trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Pacucci looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacucci has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacucci tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but Knight holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacucci drops back down to his feet.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight is trying to break free.
Pacucci misses with a body punch.
Pacucci jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacucci trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pacucci into the cage.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Pacucci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pacucci is proving hard to escape from.
Knight stands and steps away. Pacucci gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacucci wants to clinch
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacucci sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Pacucci doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Pacucci moves out of range easily.
Knight pushes Pacucci away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Pacucci moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Pacucci checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci checks a leg kick.
Pacucci is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
Pacucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Pacucci moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Pacucci blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight drives through and clinches with Pacucci against the cage.
Tony Pacucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight prevents a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacucci tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Pacucci gets control of Knight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pacucci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacucci has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pacucci's guard.
Knight wants to stand but Pacucci is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pacucci working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Pacucci's closed guard. He's half up but Pacucci has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Pacucci pivots and extends the arm, Knight falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Pacucci! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Pacucci!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Prilla (ranked 3844 p4p, 5304 weight class) and Jamie Wilkins (ranked 392 p4p, 497 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Prilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Prilla lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prilla scores with a jab to the body.
Prilla lands a big head kick that sends Wilkins tumbling to the mat! Prilla takes a step backwards and waves Wilkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jamie Wilkins has been cut.
Prilla connects with a leg kick.
Prilla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Prilla gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Wilkins is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Prilla!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bingo Bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongo lands a body shot.
Bongo throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Bongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongo.
Bongo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Bongo tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Bongo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Bingo Bongo has been cut.
Bongo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Bongo didn't see that one coming.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Bongo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Bongo avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bongo tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bongo to the ground. Bongo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bongo blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bingo Bongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongo.
Bongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongo.
Bongo rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Bongo to work.
Bongo tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bongo. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson works Bongo's body with a nice hook.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bongo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bongo digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Bongo as Nelson shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Bongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bingo Bongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Nelson.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bongo.
Bongo tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Bongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bongo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bongo is breathing heavily.
Bongo lands with a right hand.
Bongo misses with a wild combination.
Bongo misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson has Bongo pushed against the cage.
Bongo tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bongo controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson keeps control of Bongo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bongo effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bongo has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Bongo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bongo throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bongo misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bongo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bongo misses with a looping right.
Bongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson tests Bongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson clinches.
Bongo has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Bongo stalling the fight.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson is looking to control Bongo's arms but Bongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Bongo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Bongo is working Nelson over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bingo Bongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bingo Bongo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bongo throws a one two combo.
Bongo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bongo is able to avoid easily.
Bingo Bongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson feints and as Bongo raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongo wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bongo looking to pass the guard.
Nelson has his hands on Bongo's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working an open guard so Bongo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
Bongo blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Bongo throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Bongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bongo tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Jab by Nelson.
Bongo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Bongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to work over Bongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson stalling.
A short uppercut from Bongo.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson is trying to drag Bongo to the mat but Bongo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bongo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson pushes Bongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Bongo tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Bongo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bongo breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Bongo moves out of range.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bongo throws a big shot that misses.
Bongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bongo throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Bongo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Bongo is avoiding it.
Bongo misses with a straight right.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bongo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bongo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bongo. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bongo scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Nelson.
Bongo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bingo Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bongo prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bongo's elbow.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bingo Bongo's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bongo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bingo Bongo's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bongo has Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bongo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nelson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bongo throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Bongo moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Bongo misses the target.
Bongo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bongo lands with a nice body punch.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Bongo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bongo throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bongo misses with a few strikes there.
Bongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bongo is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bongo, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bongo up against the cage.
Bongo letting Nelson take a breather here.
Bongo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bongo tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bongo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bongo.
Bongo breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bongo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bongo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bingo Bongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Bongo on that attempt.
Bongo checks a low kick from Nelson.
Nelson clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Bongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bongo is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bongo is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bongo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bongo can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Bongo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bingo Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo can't get the takedown.
Nelson taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyle Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nelson has Bongo up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bongo manages to break the clinch.
Bongo throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Nelson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maskar Flugamine (ranked 3126 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Vladimir Kozlov (ranked 371 p4p, 369 weight class). Vladimir Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maskar Flugamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov cracks Flugamine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Flugamine knows he should have avoided that one.
Kozlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Flugamine is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kozlov.
Oh Flugamine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Flugamine head around and knocks him out cold! Kozlov hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Kozlov!
An out of breath Vladimir Kozlov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 2392 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Herio Lupsaka (ranked 309 p4p, 347 weight class). Seto comes into the arena with The Doors - Roadhouse Blues blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lupsaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Seto is pulling down on Lupsaka's head. It's preventing any offense from Lupsaka, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupsaka throwing strikes but missing.
Seto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lupsaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lupsaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Seto has momentary wrist control but Lupsaka slips an elbow through the middle.
Seto pulls Lupsaka in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto working a defensive guard here.
Lupsaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lupsaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lupsaka being controlled here momentarily.
Seto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lupsaka defends it easily.
Seto trying to keep a closed guard but Lupsaka is proving a slippery customer.
Lupsaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lupsaka trying to control but Seto is working from the bottom.
Seto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lupsaka defends well.
Lupsaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seto pulls Lupsaka in close to prevent any damage.
Seto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lupsaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lupsaka is fighting to break Seto's control of his arms but Seto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lupsaka chips away with some ground and pound.
Seto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Seto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seto is trying to keep Lupsaka in close.
Seto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seto wants to free his trapped foot but Lupsaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto prevents Lupsaka from improving his position.
Lupsaka is looking to control Seto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lupsaka avoid being mounted?
Lupsaka tries to roll over but Seto keeps him under control.
Seto is working for a submission of some sort.
Seto wants to take a breather but Lupsaka is having none of it.
Seto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seto is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lupsaka misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lupsaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lupsaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Seto wants to take a breather but Lupsaka is having none of it.
Seto slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lupsaka keeping hold of Seto's head, controlling as best he can.
Seto prevents Lupsaka from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herio Lupsaka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lupsaka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lupsaka showed some decent athleticism there.
Seto wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lupsaka connects with a nice short shot to Seto's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lupsaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Lupsaka lands a couple of elbows.
Lupsaka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seto is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto wants to control from the top but Lupsaka keeps moving.
Lupsaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seto is one step ahead there.
Lupsaka is trying to keep Seto in close.
Lupsaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seto wants to pass the guard but Lupsaka is keeping the position.
Seto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lupsaka controls Seto momentarily but Seto frees himself.
Herio Lupsaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lupsaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Lupsaka trying to keep a closed guard but Seto is proving a slippery customer.
Lupsaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Lupsaka, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seto passes Lupsaka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Seto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lupsaka tries to hold on but Seto postures up.
Seto moves to take his opponent's back.
Lupsaka is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Seto off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lupsaka fending off the submission attempt from Seto.
Lupsaka staying busy and making it hard for Seto to control.
Seto has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Lupsaka! Can he survive? No! He's out! Seto gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Junior Seto!
A relieved looking Junior Seto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kalama (ranked 2419 p4p, 1878 weight class) and Mikhail Petrova (ranked 314 p4p, 253 weight class). Kalama's entrance music is Firestarter - The Prodigy. A fine choice. Roy Kalama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikhail Petrova's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalama.
Petrova misses with a two punch combination.
Kalama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalama.
Kalama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kalama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalama is looking to clinch but Petrova is avoiding it.
Kalama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalama.
A nice side step and Petrova releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kalama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrova.
Kalama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrova throws a good cross that connects.
Kalama tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Petrova to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Kalama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Kalama ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
Kalama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mikhail Petrova has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalama avoids the body shot from Petrova.
Kalama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrova manages to circle out of the way.
Petrova avoids the body shot from Kalama.
Kalama moves in looking to clinch but Petrova pushes him off.
Kalama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalama throws a leg kick
enabling Petrova to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrova moves away.
Petrova lands the left hand.
Kalama moves into the clinch.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrova works on Kalama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalama lands a left hand.
Kalama working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Petrova.
Kalama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrova is defending well for now.
Petrova lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Kalama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalama working aggressively here.
Kalama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
Petrova's coach down at Level Up MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kalama prevents a body shot from Petrova.
Kalama lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Petrova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrova.
Kalama blocking some punches.
Kalama throws a head punch that misses.
Petrova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalama blocks an uppercut.
Petrova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalama misses with the head strike.
Petrova blocks a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama lands a right hand.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrova blocks a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Kalama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalama.
Kalama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Petrova throws a head punch that misses.
Kalama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalama throws an elbow but misses.
Kalama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrova.
Petrova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrova lands a right hand.
Kalama lands with a light punch inside.
Kalama misses with a punch to the body.
Petrova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova throws a head punch that misses.
Kalama swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Roy Kalama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Petrova's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Petrova misses.
Kalama instigates a clinch.
Petrova misses with some punches.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kalama.
Kalama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalama lands with a right to the head.
Petrova throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalama.
Kalama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrova working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalama.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova managing to block the knees to the body from Kalama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalama.
Kalama lands with a right to the head.
Petrova throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalama.
Kalama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrova can do to turn this around?
Kalama lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Kalama can't find room to land a body shot as Petrova controls the action.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrova.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalama.
Kalama scores with a shot to the side of Petrova's head.
Roy Kalama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalama lands a body punch.
Petrova swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
Kalama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova prevents the takedown attempt.
Kalama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
Kalama stalling.
Kalama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Kalama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalama missing with knees to the body.
Kalama blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Petrova.
Petrova blocks an uppercut.
Kalama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrova backwards.
Petrova prevents a body shot from Kalama.
Petrova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalama backwards.
Kalama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalama lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kalama.
Petrova is rocked!
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalama.
Petrova is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalama finish him?
Kalama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrova working aggressively here.
Kalama lands a big right hand that drops Petrova! The killer instinct kicks in and Kalama finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kalama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Kalama!
After winning the bout, Roy Kalama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Chabazian (ranked 1475 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Convicted Kelly (ranked 203 p4p, 276 weight class). Kelly has chosen Bump and grind as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Convicted Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly clinches.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chabazian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Edmond Chabazian has been cut.
Chabazian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Chabazian. Chabazian gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly wants to counter the offense by Chabazian and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Chabazian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabazian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Chabazian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Chabazian.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chabazian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stalls.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Chabazian in his tracks for a moment.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Edmond Chabazian's cut is getting worse.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Chabazian's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Chabazian is rocked!
Chabazian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kelly is defending well.
Oh Chabazian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chabazian is breathing heavily.
Chabazian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Kelly.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Chabazian seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edmond Chabazian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabazian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chabazian is defending well for now.
Chabazian wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Chabazian's takedown attempt.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Chabazian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chabazian's defenses.
Jeez, Edmond Chabazian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chabazian is defending well for now.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Chabazian in his tracks for a moment.
Chabazian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chabazian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chabazian is trying to drag Kelly to the mat but Kelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmond Chabazian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Convicted Kelly!
Convicted Kelly is the new welterweight champion!
Convicted Kelly 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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hype
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