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C170: Kahn vs St. Gough PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tory Hopkins (ranked 2630 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 368 p4p, 227 weight class). Hopkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Dwayne Haskins 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Haskins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Hopkins's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haskins counters with a nice uppercut.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Haskins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
A combination from Haskins does no damage.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins cracks Haskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Hopkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haskins is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
Haskins lands a jab-cross combination.
Haskins darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the cage.
Haskins tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Haskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins misses the body punch
and Haskins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haskins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haskins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haskins lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
A left lands for Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Haskins saw it coming and moves away.
Haskins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Haskins.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haskins's head backwards.
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Haskins.
Haskins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haskins slips a jab from Hopkins.
Haskins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haskins tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins wants to slow Haskins down by chopping away at his legs.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body
and Haskins counters with a right hand to the body.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haskins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Dwayne Haskins's cut even more.
Haskins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haskins thinking.
Haskins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Haskins throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Haskins checks it.
Haskins blocks a jab.
Haskins throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Haskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haskins backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Haskins.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Haskins controls his hands.
Haskins wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopkins won't allow it.
Haskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haskins just manages to avoid it.
Haskins blocks a leg kick.
Haskins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haskins forces Hopkins back against the cage and clinches.
Haskins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins is leaning against Haskins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haskins looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haskins is defending well for now.
Haskins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haskins throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins'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.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
Haskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haskins connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Haskins throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haskins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haskins misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
Haskins lands the left hand.
Haskins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haskins.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haskins scores with a head kick.
Hopkins lands a big uppercut and Haskins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haskins looks OK. Hopkins waves Haskins back to his feet!
 Haskins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haskins is breathing heavily.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Haskins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hopkins with a body shot.
Haskins leaves his chin hanging out and Hopkins seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Haskins crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tory Hopkins!
An out of breath Tory Hopkins 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 1264 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Conor Larkin (ranked 184 p4p, 246 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arroyo tests Larkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arroyo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Larkin forces Arroyo back against the cage and clinches.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arroyo is keeping busy.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin is working Arroyo over against the cage.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin'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.
Larkin digs a right hand into Arroyo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arroyo's gas tank.
Larkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arroyo up against the cage.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arroyo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larkins head.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Arroyo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arroyo backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Larkin is out of range.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Larkin throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larkin.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Larkin darts in and clinches Arroyo up against the cage.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Arroyo controls the action.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Arroyo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the cage.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arroyo's half guard.
Larkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Larkin prevents Arroyo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Arroyo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arroyo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
Arroyo is refusing to be controlled, as Larkin sits in half guard.
Larkin controlling the action here.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Arroyo with a nice cross.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Larkin with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin gets the takedown into side control.
Arroyo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Arroyo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
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 Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Arroyo cracks Larkin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Arroyo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Larkin to stand back up!
Larkin is rocked!
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin lands a jab to the nose.
Larkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Arroyo finish him?
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Arroyo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Larkin wants to control but Arroyo is keeping him busy.
Arroyo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Arroyo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Larkin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arroyo is working hard here to advance position.
Arroyo is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Larkin happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Arroyo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Larkin trying to control the position but Arroyo is working away.
Arroyo can't do much from the bottom here.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Arroyo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larkin off and has taken his back!
Larkin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Arroyo is punishing Larkin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arroyo punches Larkin on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Arroyo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Larkin covering up well under a series of strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin trying to control the position but Arroyo manages to sink in the hooks.
Larkin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Larkin trying to control but not successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo misses with an elbow to the head.
Conor Larkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Larkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Larkin avoids the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin trying to control the hands but Arroyo breaks the grip.
Arroyo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Arroyo not allowing Larkin to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Larkin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the head.
Larkin covering up well under a series of strikes from Arroyo.
Even with his hooks in, Arroyo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Arroyo is trying to stick to Larkin's back but Larkin is turning into Arroyo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Arroyo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Larkin.
Arroyo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larkin controls the pace.
Let's hope that Larkin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Larkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arroyo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Arroyo keeping full guard, as Larkin tries to pass.
Arroyo striking off his back but it's not causing Larkin any problems.
Arroyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arroyo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Arroyo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Arroyo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Larkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Larkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Larkin.
Larkin cracks a nice hook into Arroyo's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Larkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Arroyo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Larkin is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Larkin slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Larkin misses.
Larkin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin is pressing down on Arroyo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arroyo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Arroyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arroyo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Larkin controlling the pace.
Larkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Larkin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arroyo is just riding it out for now. Larkin eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arroyo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Larkin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Larkin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Arroyo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Larkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Larkin!
During a confident post fight interview, Conor Larkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 1265 p4p, 1637 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 107 p4p, 144 weight class). Sershurrapal comes to the cage accompanied by Smoking Snakes. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sershurrapal was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandicoot.
Sershurrapal attempts a counter takedown but Bandicoot avoids it well and moves away.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the side of Sershurrapal's head but Sershurrapal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sershurrapal tries to counter by clinching up but Bandicoot breaks away and moves out of range.
Sershurrapal cracks Bandicoot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sershurrapal avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Sershurrapal has closed the distance and engaged Bandicoot in a clinch.
Bandicoot misses with the head strike.
Bandicoot misses with some punches.
Bandicoot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sershurrapal tries to pull guard but Bandicoot won't allow it.
Sershurrapal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bandicoot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sershurrapal 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.
Sershurrapal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sershurrapal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandicoot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sershurrapal is tightening it up a little... Bandicoot has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bandicoot reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bandicoot taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sershurrapal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
After winning the bout, Ibasour Sershurrapal 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 1491 p4p, 1099 weight class) and Rob Sapo (ranked 173 p4p, 127 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Mala Dama - Kabat. Roman Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Sapo's chin.
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sapo is out of range and Emelianenko settles back down.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sapo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Sapo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sapo controls his hands.
Sapo has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Sapo is trying to stall.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sapo tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Sapo back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Sapo.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sapo 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.
Sapo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Sapo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapo motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Sapo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Sapo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emelianenko drops his shoulder and cracks Sapo with a huge uppercut! Sapo goes down! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Sapo is rocked!
Emelianenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sapo is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sapo pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko 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.
Sapo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Emelianenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sapo throws a right hand that misses
and Sapo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sapo.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Sapo finds it's target.
A jab from Sapo finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
A jab from Sapo misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Sapo slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sapo.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Sapo.
A little feinted left hand from Emelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sapo.
The fighters circling - Sapo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Sapo keeps it at a distance.
Sapo missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sapo throws an off balance right hand
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Sapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Sapo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Sapo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sapo down.
Sapo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Sapo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapo staying out of range there.
Sapo moves forwards but Emelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko with a nice calf kick.
It looks like Emelianenko has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sapo in his tracks.
Emelianenko catches Sapo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Sapo to the canvas!
Sapo is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Sapo wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Sapo seems to have recovered his senses.
Emelianenko postures up.
Sapo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapo tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapo can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sapo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sapo throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sapo is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Sapo trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Sapo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sapo cracks Emelianenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roman Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Sapo misses with a looping right.
Sapo throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a good low kick that Sapo was not able to check.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sapo, pushing him back against the cage.
Sapo blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sapo controls his hands.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Sapo has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Sapo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapo is looking to control Emelianenko's arms but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sapo has his back to the cage.
Sapo wants to stall.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sapo controls his hands.
Sapo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sapo lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Roman Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sapo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Sapo.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sapo throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapo is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Sapo controls the action.
Sapo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Sapo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sapo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Sapo throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Sapo moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Sapo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sapo looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapo swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sapo throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sapo counters with a straight right hand.
Sapo throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Sapo throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sapo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Emelianenko scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sapo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sapo misses with a wild body shot.
Sapo lands a jab to 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!
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sapo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sapo. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sapo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Sapo saw that one coming.
Sapo misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapo walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sapo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Emelianenko and Sapo goes tumbling to the canvas! Emelianenko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Roman Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapo trying to control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko is controlling the pace.
Rob Sapo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sapo is staying active underneath Emelianenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sapo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Emelianenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Emelianenko!
A relieved looking Roman Emelianenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 341 p4p, 696 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 55 p4p, 108 weight class). Hallbjornsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Herr Mannelig. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godwin checks a leg kick.
Godwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Godwin counters with a nice body kick.
Hallbjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godwin.
Godwin slips under a jab.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godwin slips a jab from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson lands a jab to the head.
Godwin misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick
and Godwin counters with a head kick. That will keep Hallbjornsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Godwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallbjornsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hallbjornsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallbjornsson scores with a head kick. Godwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin misses with a double jab.
A low kick lands for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Godwin scores with a nice right hand.
Hallbjornsson connects with a leg kick.
Godwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godwin lands a jab to Hallbjornsson's midsection.
Hallbjornsson lands with a good body shot.
Hallbjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godwin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin defending well as Hallbjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Hallbjornsson misses.
Hallbjornsson lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Godwin misses its intended target.
Hallbjornsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Godwin.
Hallbjornsson lands a high kick!
Hallbjornsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hallbjornsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Godwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Hallbjornsson misses
and Godwin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallbjornsson throws out the jab.
Hallbjornsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godwin looks to land a right hand but Hallbjornsson moved out of range.
Hallbjornsson tests Godwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallbjornsson missing with a left hand there. Godwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallbjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallbjornsson misses the target.
Godwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Godwin throwing a counter right hand but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Godwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallbjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson misses with a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin thumps Hallbjornsson with a low kick.
Hallbjornsson slips a jab and a cross from Godwin.
Godwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin tried to counter with a leg kick but Hallbjornsson avoided it.
Hallbjornsson misses with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Hallbjornsson. That snapped Godwin's head back.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godwin counters with a straight right hand.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adils Hallbjornsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook
and Godwin counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Hallbjornsson off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Godwin follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Hallbjornsson was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Basko Godwin!
A victorious Basko Godwin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 677 p4p, 771 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 104 p4p, 121 weight class). Tribute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tank abbot tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tank Tribute 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Tribute on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tribute avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute lunges at Bautista with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bautista's hand.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tribute takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bautista's corner calls for a 1-2. Bautista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tribute lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bautista takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute moves out of range of the body kick.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Tribute's shoulder, as Tribute tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tribute.
Tribute steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tribute.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista connects with the punch.
Tribute throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tribute.
Tribute looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Tribute steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
And Tribute responds with a good body kick, but Bautista manages to step out the way in time.
Tribute connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tribute cracks a nice hook into Bautista's ribs.
Bautista throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tribute pushes Bautista away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista 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.
Bautista misses with a low kick.
Bautista throws a solid leg kick but Tribute takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bautista.
Bautista throws a jab when Tribute was well out of range.
Tribute blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Tribute slams his shin into Bautista's torso.
Tribute slips under a jab from Bautista.
Crunch! Tribute slams his shin into Bautista's torso.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Tribute lands a slapping body shot.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
Tribute pushes Bautista away with a front kick.
Bautista tries to move into range but Tribute moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bautista will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tribute cracks Bautista with a hook to the temple - Bautista is on wobbly legs here! Tribute swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bautista falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tribute wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tank Tribute!
A relieved looking Tank Tribute 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 251 p4p, 306 weight class) and Principo Adam (ranked 36 p4p, 43 weight class). Adam has chosen Dona Eis Requiem 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster swings widly with a right hand
letting Adam counter with a right hand.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Adam throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster moves out of range as Adam strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Lancaster takes a swing at Adam's ribcage but misses.
Adam throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adam or perhaps it was just good defense by Lancaster, which made it look bad.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adam misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Adam as he connects with a hook.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Oliver Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Adam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
A nice side step and Adam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adam throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Lancaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a really nice looking cross but Lancaster seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lancaster defends well and Adam ends up having to push Lancaster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Lancaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lancaster!
Adam connects with a right hand. Lancaster shakes it off.
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster connects with the punch.
Adam throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lancaster misses its target.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam blocks a jab.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Adam counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster tries to bum rush Adam with a series of wild strikes but Adam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Adam moves away and avoids it.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Adam digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adam under the eye.
Adam throws a right hand that Lancaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Lancaster also avoids with ease.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Adam misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster punishes Adam's body with a nice straight punch.
Adam moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with the combination.
And Adam tries to counter it with a takedown but Lancaster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adam throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Adam avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a hook but Adam avoids it easily.
Adam scores with a jab to the head.
Adam moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
A big left from Adam misses.
Adam misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Adam counters with a straight right hand.
Adam slips under a jab.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Adam.
Lancaster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Adam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lancaster doesn't seem phased though.
Principo Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Adam throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Adam.
Adam digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Adam counters with a left and a right that stings Lancaster.
Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Adam throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lancaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Lancaster defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Adam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Adam.
Adam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Adam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lancaster defends it nicely.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Adam takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adam.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lancaster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Adam tries for a takedown but Lancaster circles away easily
and Lancaster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Adam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam lands a lovely overhand right.
Adam catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam lands with an overhand left.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Adam appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Lancaster throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Adam throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Adam's shoulder, as Adam tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Adam misses the jab.
Adam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the head.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Lancaster misses
and Adam counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Adam throws a good cross that connects.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lancaster.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
letting Adam counter with a right hand.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Adam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam slips a straight right by Lancaster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adam! But no joy.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adam takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Adam misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Adam moves away and avoids it.
Oliver Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Adam takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Lancaster.
Adam throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Lancaster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam slips under a jab.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster.
Lancaster defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Adam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
The crowd cheers as Adam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lancaster doesn't seem phased though.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Adam scores with a jab. Lancaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adam avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adam throws a body punch but Lancaster moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Lancaster misses
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adam.
Adam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Adam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adam throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancaster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adam slips a jab from Lancaster.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Principo Adam.
Well Adam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
Principo Adam 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 159 p4p, 373 weight class) and Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 25 p4p, 59 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kil Bon Hwa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bon Hwa is out of range.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bon Hwa throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bon Hwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Bon Hwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bon Hwa. Those never looked like landing.
Bon Hwa tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bon Hwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon Hwa! But no joy.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Bon Hwa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bon Hwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Bon Hwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams is looking to slow Bon Hwa down with leg kicks.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Bon Hwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bon Hwa throws a counter combo.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Bon Hwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bon Hwa misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Bon Hwa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bon Hwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bon Hwa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bon Hwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bon Hwa throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bon Hwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Bon Hwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bon Hwa's head.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bon Hwa throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bon Hwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bon Hwa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Bon Hwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Bon Hwa tries to avoid it.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Bon Hwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon Hwa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bon Hwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bon Hwa missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Bon Hwa seems unphased.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Bon Hwa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Bon Hwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Bon Hwa throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bon Hwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Bon Hwa's coach down at Blaze Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bon Hwa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Bon Hwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon Hwa! But no joy.
Williams moves away from the strike by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams 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.
Williams blocks a jab.
Kil Bon Hwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bon Hwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Bon Hwa's head but Bon Hwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larry Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Bon Hwa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Bon Hwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bon Hwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bon Hwa ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Bon Hwa in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Bon Hwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bon Hwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
It seemed like Bon Hwa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Bon Hwa's shoulder, as Bon Hwa tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon Hwa! But no joy.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Bon Hwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Bon Hwa cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Bon Hwa counters with a straight right hand.
Bon Hwa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon Hwa moves away.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bon Hwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Bon Hwa's shoulder, as Bon Hwa tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Bon Hwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams moves away from the strike by Bon Hwa.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Bon Hwa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Bon Hwa avoids the head kick by Williams.
Bon Hwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bon Hwa cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
A big left from Bon Hwa misses.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Bon Hwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Bon Hwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon Hwa! But no joy.
Bon Hwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams scores with a jab. Bon Hwa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams scores with a jab.
Bon Hwa is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bon Hwa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bon Hwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Bon Hwa is just out of range.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bon Hwa throws out the jab.
Williams looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams jabs Bon Hwa right on the nose. Bon Hwa blinks but takes it well.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bon Hwa misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Bon Hwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams throws a lazy head kick
letting Bon Hwa counter with a right hand.
Bon Hwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams lands a big uppercut and Bon Hwa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bon Hwa looks OK. Williams waves Bon Hwa back to his feet!
Bon Hwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Bon Hwa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Williams gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Williams!
A relieved looking Larry Williams 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 135 p4p, 596 weight class) and Corona Virus (ranked 21 p4p, 76 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu moves into range and clinches up with Virus.
Virus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Virus throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu.
Virus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
Allu lands a left hand.
Virus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Allu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allu throws a head punch that misses.
Virus blocks a body shot from Allu.
Virus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Virus digs a right hand underneath Allu's ribcage. Allu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virus misses with the head strike.
Virus lands a body shot.
Virus tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virus throws a head punch that misses.
Virus misses with the head strike.
Virus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Allu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Allu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Virus can turn it around.
Virus misses with a punch on the inside.
Virus lands a left hand.
Allu breaks from the clinch.
Virus lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corona Virus!
A victorious Corona Virus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 147 p4p, 186 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 22 p4p, 29 weight class). Kahn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, كارتل مدان. 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn throws a jab when St. Gough was well out of range.
St. Gough tries to clinch but Kahn is having none of it.
St. Gough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Kahn pushes him off.
Kahn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
St. Gough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kahn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St. Gough tries to clinch but Kahn is having none of it.
St. Gough misses with a hook
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
St. Gough swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Gough. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Gough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn counters with a nice right hand that sends St. Gough toppling to the canvas! St. Gough scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kahn finish him?!
St. Gough is rocked!
It looks like Tristan St. Gough has been cut.
Kahn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
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!
St. Gough wants to clinch but Kahn slips to the side
and Kahn counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammed Kahn!
An out of breath Mohammed Kahn 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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