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WFC 32: Halkias v Romero II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goro Majima (ranked 4574 p4p, 4583 weight class) and Chito Montoya (ranked 144 p4p, 145 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Goro Majima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chito Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya pushes Majima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Majima on the inside.
A short uppercut from Majima.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Majima can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Majima.
Montoya tries to stall but Majima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Majima stalling.
Majima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Montoya takes a shot to the head.
Majima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montoya as Majima tries to tie him up.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Majima is struggling to control the position.
Montoya scores with a shot to the side of Majima's head.
Montoya pushes Majima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Majima backwards.
Montoya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majima digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Majima.
Montoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majima backwards.
Good body shot from Montoya.
Majima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya taking a breather.
Montoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Majima uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Majima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montoya lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montoya.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Majima presses Montoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Majima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
A short left from Montoya.
Montoya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montoya is looking to control Majima's arms but Majima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montoya has his back to the cage.
Majima throws a head punch that misses.
Montoya lands a shoulder strike.
Majima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montoyas head.
Majima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montoya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montoya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montoya wants to stall.
Majima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Majima blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Majima.
Majima just leaning against Montoya, taking a breather.
Majima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Montoya.
Majima misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya lands a shoulder strike.
Montoya digs a right hand into Majima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Majima's gas tank.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Majima backwards.
A short uppercut from Majima.
Majima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montoya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Majima backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Majima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Majima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Majima.
Majima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Majima misses with a punch on the inside.
Majima blocking some punches.
Majima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montoya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Majima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Majima.
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Majima misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Montoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montoya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Majima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chito Montoya.
Well Montoya 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chito Montoya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Sillanpaa (ranked 24996 p4p, 25110 weight class) and Naheed Fellings (ranked 263 p4p, 267 weight class). Sillanpaa comes to the cage accompanied by Jari Sillanpää-Satulinna. 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Sillanpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Naheed Fellings!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sillanpaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fellings misses with a takedown attempt - Sillanpaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fellings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fellings rushes Sillanpaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fellings throws a head punch that misses.
Sillanpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Fellings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sillanpaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sillanpaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sillanpaa misses with a knee to the head.
Fellings avoids a wild elbow strike from Sillanpaa.
Stalling in the clinch from Sillanpaa.
Fellings wants to break free but Sillanpaa has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Sillanpaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sillanpaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fellings fails to land.
Sillanpaa tries to land a knee to the head but Fellings blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sillanpaa.
Fellings has Sillanpaa pushed against the cage.
Fellings controlling the action here for a moment.
Fellings blocks the elbow strike.
Fellings lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sillanpaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellings avoiding damage as Sillanpaa throws knees to the body.
Sillanpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sillanpaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sillanpaa misses with a knee strike.
Sillanpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Fellings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fellings avoiding damage as Sillanpaa throws knees to the body.
Sillanpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fellings tries a body shot but Sillanpaa blocks it.
Fellings lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sillanpaa backwards.
Fellings working hard to break the clinch.
Fellings lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fellings as Sillanpaa tries to tie him up.
Sillanpaa stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sillanpaa taking a breather.
Sillanpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellings lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sillanpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sillanpaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Sillanpaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sillanpaa.
Sillanpaa looking to throw knees to the head but Fellings is blocking nicely.
Sillanpaa working aggressively here.
Fellings avoids a wild elbow strike from Sillanpaa.
Still in the clinch, Fellings scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Sillanpaa is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa trying to land knees to the body.
Sillanpaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fellings throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sillanpaas head.
Oh Sillanpaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sillanpaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Fellings gets an underhook and turns Sillanpaa into the cage.
Fellings taking a breather.
Fellings softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fellings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sillanpaa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fellings lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sillanpaa. Fellings pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naheed Fellings!
Jari Sillanpaa was interviewed post fight and said 'Run away, now! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flavio De Rossi (ranked 3509 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 201 p4p, 206 weight class). Flavio De Rossi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Graham 's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio De Rossi!
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, Billy Graham !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Rossi to the mat! De Rossi manages to get full guard.
De Rossi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Rossi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Graham has passed into half guard!
Graham wants to stand up but De Rossi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
De Rossi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Rossi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham wants to free his trapped foot but De Rossi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Rossi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graham pulls his head out easily.
De Rossi tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham wants to stand but De Rossi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Graham working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Graham with the ground and pound but De Rossi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Graham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Rossi working a defensive guard here.
De Rossi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Rossi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham trying to control but De Rossi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Graham wants to control from the top but De Rossi keeps moving.
De Rossi trying to control the position.
De Rossi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Graham has picked De Rossi up and slammed him! De Rossi can't keep hold of the triangle and Graham manages to pass to side control!
Graham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Rossi, who protects the arm well.
De Rossi is looking to reverse the position.
De Rossi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Rossi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Italian Job, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Graham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi regains half guard.
Graham is looking to take a break and control but De Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Rossi trying to hold on to Graham 's head to control him but Graham postures up.
Graham drops an elbow to the side of De Rossi's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graham lands a nice short elbow.
De Rossi wants to improve his position but Graham is controlling well.
Graham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Rossi trying to control here.
De Rossi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graham .
De Rossi won't allow Graham to pass to mount.
De Rossi has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Graham . Oh but De Rossi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Graham goes limp - he's gone! De Rossi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Flavio De Rossi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Kadurov (ranked 2346 p4p, 3620 weight class) and Ridley Scott (ranked 297 p4p, 443 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridley Scott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadurov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scott struggling a bit here.
Kadurov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Scott will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Kadurov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Scott is not content to let Kadurov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadurov advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov looking to finish with strikes here!
Kadurov trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Kadurov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kadurov working for a submission but Scott is keeping him at bay.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Kadurov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kadurov misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov landing shots from mount.
Kadurov has hold of Scott's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Scott manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kadurov controlling the pace for now.
Scott tries to hold on but Kadurov postures up.
Kadurov is working for a guillotine from mount but Scott frees his head quite easily.
Kadurov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Scott is now in Kadurov's guard. A big mistake from Kadurov there, giving up the dominant position!
Kadurov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Kadurov is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Scott postures up.
Kadurov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kadurov is working hard here to advance position.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kadurov keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kadurov wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kadurov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott won't allow Kadurov to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadurov.
Kadurov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scott cracks Kadurov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kadurov ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Kadurov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Kadurov takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott swings for the body but Kadurov moves out of range.
Kadurov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scott is trying to maintain the position but Kadurov is very close to passing his half guard.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
Kadurov is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scott manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kadurov is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kadurov pushing down on Scott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kadurov.
Kadurov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scott has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kadurov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kadurov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kadurov is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott wants to control but Kadurov is keeping busy.
Kadurov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Kadurov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Kadurov connects with a nice short shot to Scott's temple.
Kadurov thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Kadurov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scott has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scott wants to control but Kadurov is keeping busy.
Scott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kadurov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kadurov prevents Scott from improving his position.
Scott trying to hold on to Kadurov's head to control him but Kadurov postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kadurov.
Ridley Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kadurov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scott.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Kadurov cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Kadurov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kadurov slips a straight right by Scott.
Kadurov dives in and scores a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott pushes Kadurov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ridley Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to clinch up but Kadurov circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott lands a jab to Kadurov's midsection.
Scott moves forwards but Kadurov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Kadurov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scott sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Kadurov feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadurov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kadurov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has his hands on Kadurov's head, controlling the position.
Scott controls Kadurov momentarily but Kadurov frees himself.
Kadurov trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rustam Kadurov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kadurov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kadurov wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott has momentary wrist control but Kadurov slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov.
Kadurov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Kadurov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kadurov preventing the sweep.
Scott looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kadurov misses with a body shot.
Kadurov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kadurov lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov slips nicely into half guard.
Rustam Kadurov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kadurov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kadurov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott trying to control here.
Kadurov is controlling the pace.
Kadurov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ridley Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kadurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Kadurov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kadurov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kadurov!
A very excited looking Rustam Kadurov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Winslow (ranked 2812 p4p, 3318 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 363 p4p, 409 weight class). Winslow comes to the cage accompanied by Win In The End - Mark Safan. Tomate has chosen “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow scores with a punch to the head.
Tomate with a nice calf kick.
Winslow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Tomate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tomate throws a looping overhand right but Winslow ducks down to avoid it.
Winslow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winslow shoots in looking for a takedown but Tomate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winslow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tomate ducks under a wild hook from Winslow.
Tomate scores with a sloppy right hand. Winslow should have avoided that one.
Tomate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winslow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomate with the inside leg kick.
Tomate throws the left hand but Winslow avoids the punch easily.
Tomate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winslow moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomate throws a hook but Winslow blocks it.
Winslow ducks under a wild hook from Tomate.
Winslow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomate counters with a straight right hand.
Winslow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomate under the eye.
Winslow loads up on a big right hand but Tomate slips the punch.
Tomate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winslow throws out the jab.
Winslow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomate momentarily.
Tomate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tomate wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winslow throws a body punch but Tomate moves out of range.
Winslow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomate ducks under a wild hook from Winslow.
Tomate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winslow.
Tomate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winslow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomate moves away.
Jeff Winslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winslow ducks under a wild hook from Tomate.
Tiago Tomate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Tomate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomate.
Tomate throws a looping overhand right but Winslow ducks down to avoid it.
Tomate moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomate's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winslow.
A little jabbing left from Tomate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winslow 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.
Tomate scores with a leg kick.
Tomate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winslow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winslow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tomate has time to react.
Winslow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winslow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tomate misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomate. Winslow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomate feints and then cracks Winslow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winslow down.
Tomate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winslow.
Winslow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winslow. Tomate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winslow dives in for a single leg takedown but Tomate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tomate lands an elbow that stopped Winslow in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomate has him pressed against the cage.
Winslow takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winslow's efforts to push away.
Tomate pushes Winslow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winslow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
Winslow is trying to break the clinch but Tomate is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomate.
Tomate works on Winslow's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Winslow 's eye.
Tomate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winslow backwards.
Winslow tries to break the clinch but Tomate is controlling the position.
Tomate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winslow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomate works on Winslow's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomate.
Tomate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomate is working Winslow over against the cage.
Winslow is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomate digs a right hand underneath Winslow's ribcage. Winslow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomate lands a nice uppercut.
Tomate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tomate.
Tomate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomate works on Winslow's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winslow or not.
Tomate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomate stalling the fight.
Tomate lands an elbow that stopped Winslow in his tracks for a moment.
Tomate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Tomate.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
Tomate slows down the pace here.
Tomate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winslow backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Tomate 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.
Winslow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winslow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winslow, pushing him back against the cage.
Tomate lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Tomate.
Winslow is rocked!
Winslow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Winslow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Winslow has had enough of the clinch but Tomate keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Tomate.
Tomate pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Winslow! Tomate unloads with more strikes and Winslow sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Tomate!
Tiago Tomate thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jeff Winslow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations. Great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Moreau (ranked 3082 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 372 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre Moreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki throws a good cross that connects.
Popizicki tries to clinch up but Moreau circles away and keeps his distance.
Moreau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Popizicki sprawls and moves away.
Popizicki misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Popizicki. That snapped Moreau's head back.
Moreau has been working on his balance at Combat Wombat Burrow, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Popizicki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popizicki. Moreau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moreau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Popizicki sprawls and moves away.
Popizicki shoots in looking for a takedown. Moreau tries to sprawl out of it but Popizicki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moreau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moreau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki shoots for a double leg takedown but Moreau sprawls well. He's pushed Popizicki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moreau appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Popizicki fails to land the takedown.
Pierre Moreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Popizicki throws a hook but Moreau blocks it.
Moreau half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Popizicki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moreau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moreau staying out of range there.
Popizicki lands a really nice looking cross but Moreau seems unphased.
Popizicki lands a slapping body shot.
Popizicki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Popizicki lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki jabs Moreau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popizicki scores with a jab.
Popizicki connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moreau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Popizicki.
Popizicki lands a jab to Moreau's midsection.
Popizicki lands a body shot.
Popizicki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popizicki moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popizicki lands with an uppercut that bounces Moreau off the cage and back into range.
Moreau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moreau is rocked!
and Popizicki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Moreau! He's just covering up as Popizicki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaz Popizicki!
A very excited looking Chaz Popizicki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rikz Moon (ranked 2040 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 124 p4p, 142 weight class). Lacasa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikz Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moon at a distance.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Moon.
Moon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa misses with a left hand
and Lacasa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacasa jabs Moon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa takes one to the side of the head.
Lacasa jabs Moon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacasa swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moon's head backwards.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacasa works Moon's body with a nice hook.
Moon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Lacasa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moon rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Moon.
Lacasa lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Moon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a sloppy body shot
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Moon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacasa cracks Moon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
Lacasa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Moon lands.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moon.
Lacasa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Lacasa coming out on top.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Moon's body.
Lacasa throws a jab when Moon was well out of range.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Moon ducks down to avoid it.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moon avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa clobbers Moon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Moon misses.
Moon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacasa has time to react.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Moon misses with a few strikes there.
Lacasa is looking for the big counter here.
Lacasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moon on the side of the head.
Moon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacasa moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Moon is looking for a counter combo.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moon in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa scores with a body shot.
Lacasa lands with a right hand.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Moon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that lands on Moon's shoulder, as Moon tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lacasa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Moon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lacasa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Moon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lacasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacasa tests Moon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Moon's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa 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.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Moon connects with a body shot.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Moon misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa misses with a hook
and Moon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lacasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a right hand that misses
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Moon staying out of range there.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Moon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Moon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moon, as that shot connected.
Lacasa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacasa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws out a counter right but Moon avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moon's head backwards.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa lunges at Moon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moon's hand.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moon.
Nice shot by Lacasa.
Lacasa works the jab nicely.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Moon misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Moon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa connects with a jab.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Moon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Moon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon jabs at Lacasa's body.
Moon lands a nice hook to Lacasa's body. Lacasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon looks to throw the jab but Lacasa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacasa! But no joy.
Lacasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa needs to keep his hands up - Moon had a free shot at his head there.
Moon takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Moon misses
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Lacasa tries to bum rush Moon with a series of wild strikes but Moon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacasa punishes Moon's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut
enabling Moon to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Moon.
A nice side step and Lacasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Moon.
Lacasa misses with a combination
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lacasa digs a good body shot into Moon's ribs.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
Moon throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Moon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacasa lands a jab to Moon's midsection.
Moon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Moon walks into a jab.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa misses with a hook to the body
and Moon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moon.
Lacasa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses the jab.
Moon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa misses with a jab to the body
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon blocks it.
Lacasa jabs Moon right on the nose. Moon blinks but takes it well.
Lacasa throws a lazy uppercut
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon throws the left hand but Lacasa avoids the punch easily.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Moon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Moon misses.
Lacasa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moon with a body shot.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon slips a jab from Lacasa.
A big left from Lacasa misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Moon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moon lands with a shot to the body.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
Moon defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses with a wild combination.
Lacasa slips a jab from Moon.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Moon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Moon moves away and avoids it.
Moon slips a jab and a cross from Lacasa.
It looked like Moon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lacasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lacasa misses with a right hand
and Moon counters with a nice body shot.
Lacasa slips a jab from Moon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a right hand that misses
and Lacasa counters with a series of strikes. Moon will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moon slips under a jab.
Lacasa misses with a body shot
and Moon counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Moon swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon misses with a body shot.
Moon lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Lacasa.
Rikz Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moon at a distance.
Lacasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lacasa 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
A relieved looking Diego Lacasa 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 Pete Price (ranked 1500 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Ulysses Corbin (ranked 234 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbin misses with a looping right.
Price slips under a jab from Corbin.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
and Corbin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Price lands an overhand right.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price slips a jab from Corbin.
A counter left hand to the body from Price misses its target.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corbin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price scores with a punch to the head.
Price clinches up against the cage.
Corbin cracks Price with a nice body shot.
Price blocking some punches.
Price ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Price no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corbin trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price looking to control.
Corbin cracks Price with a solid left hand.
Corbin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Corbin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Price looking to control.
Corbin controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corbin stands up over Price, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Price looking to control but Corbin passes into half guard.
Price regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Corbin.
Corbin lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Corbin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Price got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corbin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Price has managed to get both his arms back between Corbin's legs - danger averted.
Corbin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Price's guard.
Corbin tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Price working for submissions but it's allowed Corbin to get to half guard.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Corbin slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corbin passes to full mount!
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 Pete Price will probably get the nod.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corbin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Corbin takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Price was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corbin.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Price is looking to score with low kicks.
Corbin looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Corbin misses with a wild body shot.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price connects with a right hand. Corbin shakes it off.
Price scores with a one two! Corbin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Price with a nice cross.
Corbin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Price at a distance.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Corbin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corbin.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corbin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corbin misses the jab.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price sets himself, and Corbin steps forward looking for the clinch! Price avoids it this time.
Corbin misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Price misses the target.
Corbin throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Corbin lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Price fails with the takedown
and Corbin counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Corbin.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Corbin controls his hands.
Corbin works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Corbin as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbin lands an uppercut.
Corbin misses with some punches.
Corbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Corbin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corbin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corbin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Corbin working aggressively here.
Corbin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Price seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Corbin can turn it around.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price misses with some punches.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with the head strike.
Corbin swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corbin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Corbin gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Corbin can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Corbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbin scores with a shoulder strike.
Corbin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corbin tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Corbin blocks a body shot from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corbin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulysses Corbin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Price blocking some punches.
Price digs a right hand underneath Corbin's ribcage. Corbin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Corbin.
A hook to the body from Price.
A right hook to the body lands for Corbin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corbin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corbin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corbin has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Corbin 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!
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corbin unleashes a big counter combination but Price bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Corbin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corbin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corbin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price tries a body shot but Corbin blocks it.
Price takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Corbin digs a right hand underneath Price's ribcage. Price let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corbin has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Corbin controls his hands.
Corbin can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Corbin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corbin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Corbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corbin misses with some punches.
Corbin misses with the head strike.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corbin tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Corbin scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Corbin.
Price blocking some punches.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Corbin controls the action.
Corbin working aggressively here.
Corbin blocks a body shot from Price.
Price is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corbin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corbin misses with some punches.
Corbin presses Price against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corbin tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corbin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corbin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Corbin lands a nice uppercut.
Price goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corbin prevents it.
Corbin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Corbin.
Corbin can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price is working Corbin over against the cage.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
Corbin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Corbin can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Corbin misses with a punch on the inside.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corbin tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Corbin controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Corbin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Corbin controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corbin.
Corbin prevents a body shot from Price.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulysses Corbin.
I think Corbin 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ulysses Corbin!
Ulysses Corbin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 1748 p4p, 2341 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 198 p4p, 263 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk goes for a double leg but Thorgard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thorgard continues to drive forward.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Thorgard manages to get underhooks.
Hulk has clasped his hands together around Thorgard's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
An elbow from Hulk crashes against the mat.
Hulk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hulk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thorgard is trying to improve his position.
Hulk lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hulk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thorgard, who protects the arm well.
Hulk grinds an elbow into Thorgard's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hulk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hulk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorgard regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hulk's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hulk is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thorgard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hulk scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throwing shots but Thorgard is blocking nicely.
Thorgard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hulk.
Thorgard 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.
Hulk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thorgard is not content to let Hulk control the position.
Thorgard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hulk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thorgard defends it well.
Hulk wants to work for an arm triangle but Thorgard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hulk thows a huge punch but Thorgard dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hulk throwing shots but Thorgard is blocking nicely.
Hulk throwing shots but Thorgard is blocking nicely.
Hulk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorgard's head.
Hulk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hulk seems to be working for a kimura but Thorgard defends the submission attempt.
Hulk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard wants to get back to full guard.
Thorgard is staying active underneath Hulk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hulk thows a huge punch but Thorgard dodges it nicely.
Hulk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hulk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hulk thows a huge punch but Thorgard dodges it nicely.
Hulk stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iranian Hulk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hulk wants to clinch up but Thorgard keeps it at a distance.
Hulk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thorgard manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hulk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Thorgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorgard lands a right hand.
Thorgard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorgard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorgard misses with the head strike.
Hulk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thorgard walks away with a smile on his face. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hulk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorgard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hulk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Thorgard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hulk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iranian Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulk misses with a takedown
and Thorgard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.
Hulk misses with a takedown
and Thorgard counters with a nice right hand that sends Hulk toppling to the canvas! Hulk scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thorgard finish him?!
Hulk is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hulk.
Thorgard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hulk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thorgard counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Thorgard!
A relieved looking Alexei Thorgard 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 Stavros Halkias (ranked 702 p4p, 1263 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 105 p4p, 195 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a right hand.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Halkias was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halkias swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vito Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halkias lands with a right hand.
Halkias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Halkias counters with a quick kick to the body but Romero blocks it.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halkias defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero tries to clinch up but Halkias circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
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!
Halkias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Halkias throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romero avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halkias checks it well.
Halkias lands a nice looking body kick.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halkias.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halkias throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halkias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Halkias counters with a left to the body.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero clinches up with Halkias and pushes him back against the cage.
Halkias lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Halkias back against the cage.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Halkias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Romero.
Halkias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero prevents a body shot from Halkias.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Halkias scores with a shot to the side of Romero's head.
Halkias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
A hook to the body from Halkias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Come on Romero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romero blocking some punches.
Halkias lands an elbow inside.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero digs a right hand into Halkias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halkias's gas tank.
Romero lands a body shot.
Romero is trying to stall.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Halkias pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero slows down the pace here.
Romero is trying to stall.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero 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.
Romero wants to clinch but Halkias slips to the side
and Halkias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws out a loose jab but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Halkias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Halkias seems unphased.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halkias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halkias throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Halkias is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Halkias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Halkias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Halkias went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch but Halkias is having none of it.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halkias thuds his right hand into Romero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Halkias moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Halkias lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halkias counters with a nice body shot.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Halkias had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Halkias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Halkias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias counters with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Stavros Halkias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halkias.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias lands with a light punch inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Halkias.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Nice body punch from Halkias.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halkias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Halkias is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Halkias into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halkias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Halkias misses with some punches.
Romero cracks Halkias with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero digs a right hand into Halkias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halkias's gas tank.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero tries to stall but Halkias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halkias pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halkias lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Halkias.
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!
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero misses with a combination
and Halkias counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Halkias has closed the distance and engaged Romero in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Romero.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a body punch.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Halkias.
Halkias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halkias tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a left hand.
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero prevents a body shot from Halkias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias blocks a body shot from Romero.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halkias is keeping busy.
Halkias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halkias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Halkias lands a body shot.
Halkias misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Halkias.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halkias working aggressively here.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Halkias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with some punches.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias lands an elbow inside.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halkias up against the cage.
Halkias leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
A short right from Halkias.
Halkias looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Vito Romero's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Halkias lands a nice uppercut.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Romero looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halkias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halkias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halkias can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero'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.
Halkias throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Halkias slips a straight right by Romero.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Romero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Halkias checks it.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halkias throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Halkias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Sloppy strikes from Romero. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Halkias.
Halkias seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halkias throws a combination that misses
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Halkias counters with a leg kick.
Halkias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Halkias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halkias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halkias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Halkias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romero or not.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halkias is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with the head strike.
Romero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halkias up against the cage.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halkias.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halkias.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halkias as Romero tries to tie him up.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Halkias.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halkias avoiding damage.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Halkias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Halkias.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halkias's elbow.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Halkias controls the action.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halkias.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Halkias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Halkias tries to tie him up.
Halkias misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias had his way with Vito Romero in that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Romero misses with a looping left.
A big left from Romero misses.
Halkias is looking to counter punch.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halkias.
A little feinted left hand from Halkias on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halkias, pushing him back against the cage.
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
Halkias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halkias.
Halkias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Halkias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halkias has his back to the cage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Halkias avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Halkias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halkias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero wants to stall.
Halkias is working Romero over against the cage.
Halkias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halkias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halkias throws an elbow but it misses.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Halkias as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Halkias.
Romero blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halkias lands a body shot.
A short left from Halkias.
Halkias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halkias lands an uppercut.
Halkias throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero tries to work over Halkias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Halkias's ribcage. Halkias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Halkias.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero taking a breather.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halkias pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halkias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Halkias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero cracks Halkias with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Halkias as the two fighters clinch.
Halkias misses with a body punch.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halkias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero lands with a short shot 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!
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Vito Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halkias prevents a body shot from Romero.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Halkias controls his hands.
Halkias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero tries a body shot but Halkias blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Halkias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halkias 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Stavros Halkias thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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