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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Lykaios (ranked 5331 p4p, 24573 weight class) and Asim Germic (ranked 502 p4p, 559 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastian Lykaios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asim Germic!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germic darts in and clinches Lykaios up against the cage.
A short right from Germic.
Germic landing knees to the body.
Germic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lykaios wants to get back to striking at distance but Germic won't allow it.
Germic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Germic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lykaios's efforts to push away.
Germic scores with a shoulder strike.
Germic crunches a lovely knee into Lykaios's ribcage.
Lykaios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Germic pushes Lykaios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Germic.
Germic prevents Lykaios from breaking the clinch.
Germic keeps control of Lykaios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Germic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lykaios backwards.
Germic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lykaios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lykaios is breathing heavily.
Germic lands with a short shot to the head.
Germic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lykaios backwards.
Germic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germic lands a left hand.
Germic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Germic lands a good knee to the midsection. Lykaios won't want to take too many of those.
Germic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Germic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Germic lands a nice shot to the body.
Germic landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germic.
Germic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Germic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Germic gets through Lykaios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Germic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lykaios takes a knee to the side of the body.
Germic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lykaioss head.
A shot in the inside from Germic.
Germic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Germic landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germic pushes Lykaios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Germic.
Germic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Germic lands an uppercut.
Germic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lykaioss head.
A short right from Germic.
Germic lands a hook that snaps the head of Lykaios backwards.
Germic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lykaios backwards.
Lykaios is trying to break the clinch but Germic has him pressed against the cage.
Germic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lykaios lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germic obliges.
Germic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Germic pushes Lykaios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Germic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Germic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Germic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Germic.
A short right from Germic.
Germic lands a right hand.
Germic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Germic lands an uppercut.
Germic lands with a left to the head.
 Lykaios is rocked!
Germic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lykaios backwards.
Oh Lykaios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Germic.
Lykaios seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Germic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Germic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Germic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Germic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Germic lands a shoulder strike.
Lykaios takes a shot to the head.
Germic lands a left hand.
Germic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lykaios! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Germic is unloading with more strikes now! Lykaios drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asim Germic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efim Gracie (ranked 2601 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Casey Peterson (ranked 214 p4p, 220 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9. Casey Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Peterson wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson counters by clinching up.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Efim Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Peterson.
Peterson manages to pull guard.
Peterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie tries to stand but Peterson is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peterson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gracie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peterson pulls down on the head and he's put Gracie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Casey Peterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 3633 p4p, 2953 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 446 p4p, 377 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janowski's choice of entrance music: Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Janowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Janowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Janowski - just one landing.
Janowski throws a wild body kick that Tucker sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevie Janowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker moves out of range as Janowski strikes.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janowski throws out the jab.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Janowski misses with a left hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janowski misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Janowski misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janowski throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janowski thinking.
Janowski throws out a powerful jab.
Janowski misses with an uppercut
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Janowski scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Janowski as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Janowski.
Janowski throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick from Janowski.
Tucker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Janowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Janowski is looking to clinch.
Janowski throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
Janowski clinches with his opponent.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Janowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
Janowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Janowski.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Tucker works on Janowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Janowski.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Janowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker tries to work over Janowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski lands an elbow just above Tucker 's eye.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Janowski lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to stall but Janowski improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Janowski.
Janowski blocks an uppercut.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tucker tries to break free but Janowski pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Janowski keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Janowski fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Janowski.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Janowski controls his hands.
Janowski tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tucker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Janowski can turn it around.
Janowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Janowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tucker tries to keep at a distance but Janowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Janowski.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevie Janowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Janowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janowski.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Janowski stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Janowski fails to land.
Janowski has Tucker pushed against the cage.
Janowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Janowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
Janowski misses with an elbow strike.
Janowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tucker up against the cage.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Janowski fails to land.
A short right from Janowski on the inside.
A short uppercut from Janowski.
Janowski keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Janowski.
Janowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janowski leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Janowski tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevie Janowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Janowski throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Janowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tucker is able to avoid easily.
Janowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janowski misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tucker checks it well.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick.
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Janowski forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Janowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker wants to stall.
Janowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janowski.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janowski misses with a body shot.
Tucker is looking for a counter combo.
Tucker slips a straight right by Janowski.
Tucker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Janowski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tucker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janowski pushes Tucker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Tucker trying to stall but Janowski improves his position.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Janowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janowski lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Janowski closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Janowski misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Janowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tucker doesn't seem phased though.
Tucker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker scores with a nice head shot.
Janowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tucker throwing a counter right hand but Janowski manages to avoid it.
Janowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tucker's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tucker counters with a left and a right that stings Janowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janowski can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janowski.
Janowski swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Tucker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Janowski misses.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janowski.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Janowski misses with a head kick.
Janowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tucker slips a jab from Janowski.
Janowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker slips under a jab from Janowski.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Janowski.
Tucker moves out of range as Janowski throws a body kick.
Tucker lands a glancing blow to the side of Janowski's head.
Janowski misses with a head kick.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
Janowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janowski looks to clinch
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Janowski lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janowski misses with a looping right.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker throws a hook but Janowski avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker throws a combination that misses
and Janowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janowski tries to clinch
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Janowski swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Janowski is rocked!
Tucker darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Janowski's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tucker before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Tucker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 1814 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 241 p4p, 218 weight class). Ricky Alvarez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balopoulos misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Balopoulos backing up. Balopoulos nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
Balopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balopoulos throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Balopoulos misses.
Balopoulos drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Balopoulos tightens his grip and picks Alvarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Alvarez manages to land in guard.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is trying to keep Balopoulos in close.
Alvarez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balopoulos stays in close to Alvarez's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos lands a couple of digs.
Balopoulos stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Balopoulos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Balopoulos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alvarez regains half guard.
Balopoulos working over Alvarez with some ground and pound. Alvarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balopoulos is pressing down on Alvarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvarez is holding on for now.
Balopoulos 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.
Balopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balopoulos winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Balopoulos is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Balopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balopoulos is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balopoulos wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it.
Balopoulos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balopoulos working Alvarez over with strikes.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Balopoulos is controlling him
Balopoulos slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is staying active underneath Balopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez wants to control but Balopoulos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Balopoulos is controlling well.
Balopoulos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balopoulos controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez is pressing down on Balopoulos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Balopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Balopoulos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balopoulos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balopoulos.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balopoulos.
Balopoulos with a jab.
A jab from Alvarez finds it's way through Balopoulos's defenses.
Balopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Balopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balopoulos.
As Balopoulos backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Balopoulos manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balopoulos misses with a left hand
and Balopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Balopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Balopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Balopoulos misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Balopoulos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Ricky Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balopoulos looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balopoulos really felt that one!
Balopoulos 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.
Balopoulos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos misses with the combination.
Balopoulos looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balopoulos forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balopoulos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Balopoulos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balopoulos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Balopoulos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
Balopoulos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Balopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Alvarez manages to get to full guard.
Alvarez has Balopoulos pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is continuing to stall.
Alvarez controls Balopoulos momentarily but Balopoulos frees himself.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Balopoulos passes into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balopoulos drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Balopoulos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balopoulos fails with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez scores with a three punch combo!
Balopoulos misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balopoulos looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez jabs at Balopoulos's body.
Balopoulos misses with a left hand
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Balopoulos misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balopoulos thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balopoulos misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Balopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez moves out of range as Balopoulos strikes.
Nikos Balopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez thumps Balopoulos with a low kick.
Balopoulos misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balopoulos instigates a clinch.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Balopoulos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balopoulos avoids it.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balopoulos avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balopoulos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Balopoulos has Alvarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Balopoulos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alvarez tumbling to the mat - Balopoulos dives into Alvarez's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez looking to control.
Balopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Balopoulos is having none of it.
Balopoulos wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Balopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balopoulos clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Balopoulos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alvarez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Balopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the body from Balopoulos misses
and Balopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balopoulos fails with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balopoulos moves into the clinch.
Alvarez scores with a knee to the head.
Balopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balopoulos wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balopoulos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alvarez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricky Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balopoulos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Balopoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balopoulos looks to clinch
and Balopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Balopoulos misses its intended target.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Alvarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fuisse (ranked 3017 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 385 p4p, 201 weight class). Alcide Almunecar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse fails with the takedown
and Almunecar counters with a nice body kick.
Fuisse walks into a left hand.
Almunecar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Almunecar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fuisse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fuisse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almunecar is pulling down on Fuisse's head. It's preventing any offense from Fuisse, at least for the moment.
Fuisse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almunecar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuisse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar is pulling down on Fuisse's head. It's preventing any offense from Fuisse, at least for the moment.
Fuisse looking to pass the guard.
Fuisse stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
Fuisse tries to free his leg and advance position but Almunecar is retaining full guard.
Fuisse is working hard here to advance position.
Fuisse preventing the sweep.
Fuisse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almunecar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuisse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Almunecar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Almunecar has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Almunecar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunecar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuisse is keeping the position for now.
Fuisse is looking to stand up but Almunecar isn't so interested in that idea.
Fuisse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almunecar's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuisse throws an elbow that misses. Almunecar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuisse's guard. Nice move by Almunecar!
Almunecar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fuisse is looking to sweep but instead, Almunecar has passed into half guard.
Almunecar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almunecar tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fuisse is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuisse tries to roll over but Almunecar keeps him under control.
Fuisse actively working from the bottom here.
Fuisse tries to roll over but Almunecar keeps him under control.
Almunecar trying to control the action but Fuisse is working from the bottom.
Fuisse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuisse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almunecar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fuisse goes for a double leg but Almunecar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almunecar continues to drive forward.
Almunecar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almunecar cracks Fuisse with a good jab.
Fuisse dives in and grabs Almunecar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almunecar pushes down on Fuisse's head and hops out.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuisse fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Fuisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuisse fails with the takedown
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Fuisse is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Almunecar ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Fuisse clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alcide Almunecar!
During a confident post fight interview, Alcide Almunecar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Excalam Black (ranked 1196 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 173 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Signe de contradiction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws a low kick, looking for Adamovic's leg but Adamovic calmly moves out of range.
Adamovic throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Adamovic avoids it well and moves away.
Adamovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adamovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamovic cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adamovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Adamovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Adamovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Adamovic is quick to defend against it.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Black.
Adamovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Black steps away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adamovic down.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adamovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Adamovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adamovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I wouldn't like to be where Adamovic is right now.
Adamovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
Adamovic tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Adamovic wants to control but Black postures up.
Adamovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black landing strikes.
Adamovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Black.
Black prevents Adamovic from escaping the position.
Black working away.
Black working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adamovic taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Adamovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black cracks Adamovic with a big right hand but Adamovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adamovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Adamovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black tries to score with some ground and pound. Adamovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Black throws an elbow but Adamovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black trying to control the position but Adamovic is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Adamovic struggling a bit here.
Black is working Adamovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adamovic dodges the ground and pound from Black.
Adamovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Adamovic is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Black is nestled in close to Adamovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adamovic is looking to improve his position.
Adamovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to pass the guard but Adamovic defending well.
Black throwing shots but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Adamovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Adamovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adamovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Adamovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Adamovic's brow.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adamovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamovic, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black'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.
Adamovic connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic scores with a hook.
Adamovic with a nice calf kick.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamovic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adamovic checks a leg kick.
Adamovic with the inside leg kick.
Adamovic swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black feinted with a counter takedown.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adamovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Black.
Adamovic throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Adamovic misses.
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black postures up in Adamovic's guard and throws a big left but Adamovic blocks it.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Adamovic wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamovic can do to turn this around?
Adamovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black postures up in Adamovic's guard and throws a big left but Adamovic blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adamovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamovic 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.
Adamovic wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adamovic's head.
Adamovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black cracks Adamovic with a solid left hand.
Adamovic trying to control the position.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Adamovic.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamovic, not yet.
Adamovic keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Adamovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black wants to control from the top but Adamovic keeps moving.
Black wants to pass the guard but Adamovic is keeping the position.
Adamovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four 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.
Black preventing the sweep.
Adamovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adamovic seems keen to control Black's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a low kick.
Adamovic connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Black with a poor takedown
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamovic takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adamovic trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Excalam Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Adamovic.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black slips under a jab.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adamovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Black trying to stall but Adamovic improves his position.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Black has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adamovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Black is stalling here.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adamovic as Black tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black wants to stall.
Valentin Adamovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a body shot from Adamovic.
Black misses with a body punch.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Adamovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Adamovic misses with a body punch.
Adamovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black lands a body shot.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adamovic is keeping busy.
Black prevents a body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adamovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Excalam Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adamovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black tries to stall but Adamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black tries to stall but Adamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamovic.
Adamovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black is rocked!
Adamovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamovic.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black letting Adamovic take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamovic.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black blocking some punches.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic blocks a body shot from Black.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Adamovic.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamovic's elbow.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adamovic throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Adamovic as Black shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Adamovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Excalam Black!
Excalam Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 2681 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Jackson Brown (ranked 332 p4p, 292 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jass looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Jass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jass throws out the jab.
Hugh Jass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jass looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Jass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown drives through and clinches with Jass against the cage.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Jass takes a shot to the head.
Jass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown lands a body shot.
Jass looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jass breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Jass does no damage.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jass is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Jass.
Jass misses the shot to the body.
Brown connects with a right hand. Jass shakes it off.
Jass throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jass misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jass swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown digs a good body shot into Jass's ribs.
Jass ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jass throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Jass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jass swinging wildly here.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jass throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Jass throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Jass misses with a looping left.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Jass wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Jass wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Jass into guard.
Jass wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jass stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jass fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jass in his tracks.
Brown cracks Jass with an open hand slap.
Jass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jass at a distance.
Jass walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Jass misses the shot to the body.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jass misses with a body shot.
Jass throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Jass is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jass.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Jass.
Jass prevents a body shot from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working aggressively here.
Jass tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Jass takes a shot to the head.
Jass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jass throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Jass finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown lands a jab to Jass's midsection.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jass looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Jass just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jass looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Jass seems unphased.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jass tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jass is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Brown.
Jass is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jasss head.
Brown jumps guard but Jass stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Jass blocks it.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jass's efforts to push away.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries a body shot but Jass blocks it.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jass's efforts to push away.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Jass misses.
Hugh Jass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jass tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jass throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands with a hook. Jass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Jass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Jass throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Jass's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Jass.
Brown rushes Jass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jass wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jass backwards.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Jackson Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jass is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Jass has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a body shot but Jass blocks it.
Jass tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jass.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jass smiles and moves away.
Jass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jass's elbow.
Good body shot from Brown.
Jass tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Jass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Jass to the mat.
Jass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Jass stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Jass misses with a left hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jass throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Jass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Jass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown rushes Jass and presses him up against the cage.
Brown tries to work over Jass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown has Jass pressed against the cage, preventing Jass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown tries to pull guard but Jass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Jass avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jass or not.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown is working an open guard so Jass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jass swinging wildly here.
Brown scores with a jab.
Jass gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jass backwards.
Brown tries to pull guard but Jass holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Hugh Jass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Brown.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to pull guard but Jass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Jass has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Jass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jass blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jass backwards.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jass.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Jass's ribcage. Jass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jass is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jass's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Jass misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown with a nice cross.
Jass throws a body shot but no joy.
Jass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Jass looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Jass.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jass in his tracks.
Jass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown lands a head shot.
Jass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jass is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Jass back into the cage.
Oh Jass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Jass to the mat.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jass defends well.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jass can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jass seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jass is aware though and is defending well.
Jass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jass stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jass throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Jass.
Jass takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Jass scores with a hook.
Jass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jass there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jass scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jass's hands.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Jass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown sizes up Jass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jass throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jass.
Jass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Jass off the cage and back into range.
Jass staying out of range there.
Jass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jass throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with the combination.
A jab from Brown misses.
Jass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Jass throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown drives through and clinches with Jass against the cage.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown pushes Jass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jass to keep the fight standing.
Jass is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Jackson Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Jass blocks it.
Jass is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Jass is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown works on Jass's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown pulls Jass into guard.
Brown has his hands on Jass's head, controlling the position.
Jass wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown working for a triangle but Jass defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Jass from standing up.
Jass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jass wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown controls Jass momentarily but Jass frees himself.
Jass stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jass throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Hugh Jass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Brown!
Jackson Brown tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 203 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 31 p4p, 287 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Anudo scores with a nice strike.
Silva moves away from the strike by Anudo.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anudo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anudo defends it well.
Anudo looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anudo defends it well.
Anudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Anudo throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anudo lands with a right hand.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anudo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anudo defends it well.
Mac Anudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anudo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anudo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anudo with the inside leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anudo.
Anudo throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anudo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Anudo is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anudo is on top in guard.
Anudo controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anudo has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying active underneath Anudo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva gets full guard.
Anudo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anudo uses it to pass to side control.
Silva regains half guard.
Anudo trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to improve his position but Anudo is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anudo lands a nice short elbow.
Anudo is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva tries to roll over but Anudo keeps him under control.
Anudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anudo working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is in trouble now - Anudo has advanced to mount!
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anudo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anudo. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Anudo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anudo 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.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anudo.
Anudo wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anudo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Anudo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Silva. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Anudo scores with punches and elbows.
Silva tries to roll but Anudo sticks to his back.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Anudo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Silva breaks Anudo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Anudo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Anudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anudo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Anudo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Anudo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anudo advances to half guard.
Anudo working Silva over with strikes.
Anudo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mac Anudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Anudo sits in half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Anudo is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anudo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anudo is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to roll over but Anudo keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anudo looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Anudo throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anudo fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Anudo is retaining full guard.
Anudo has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Anudo 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.
Anudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Anudo tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Anudo is trying to control but can't.
Anudo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anudo is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Anudo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Anudo!
Anudo passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Anudo is controlling well.
Silva trying to hold on to Anudo's head to control him but Anudo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anudo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Anudo is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva tries to hold on but Anudo pushes him away.
Anudo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to roll over but Anudo keeps him under control.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anudo is working away from the top position though.
Anudo wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anudo is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Jackson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Anudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anudo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Anudo!
A victorious Mac Anudo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 524 p4p, 775 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 46 p4p, 66 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian checks a low kick from Adofo.
A left lands for Crispian.
Crispian avoids the head kick by Adofo.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crispian misses with a body shot
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo scores with a nice right hand.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Adofo misses
and Crispian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Adofo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crispians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adofo throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adofo takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crispian!
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Crispian shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Certified Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Adofo.
Crispian misses the jab.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo with a jab.
Adofo scores with the left hand. Crispian knows he should have avoided that one.
Adofo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crispian misses with a kick to the body
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adofo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crispian blocks a head kick by Adofo.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Adofo off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adofo counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo cracks Crispian with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Crispian. That snapped Adofo's head back.
Crispian swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adofo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Adofo.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo lands with a hook. Crispian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crispian staying out of range there.
Crispian lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Adofo moved away.
Adofo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Crispian misses the jab.
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 Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adofo swings widly with a right hand
and Crispian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian lands with a good body shot.
Crispian throws the left hand but Adofo avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Crispian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adofo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chumani Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Crispian's head but Crispian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crispian thinking.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Adofo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crispian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crispian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian misses with a lunging right hand
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Adofo blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo connects with the punch.
Crispian throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo scores with a sloppy right hand. Crispian should have avoided that one.
Crispian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adofo throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adofo lands a head shot.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adofo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo thuds his right hand into Crispian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Adofo counters with a leg kick.
Crispian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Crispian catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Adofo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adofo on the side of the head.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Crispian throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Crispian tries to bum rush Adofo with a series of wild strikes but Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Crispian.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crispian scrambles back to his feet.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo lands a nice hook to Crispian's body. Crispian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crispian lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crispian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crispian ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Crispian misses with a hook. Adofo ducked under it nicely.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crispian can do to turn this around?
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
Adofo connects with a solid leg kick.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian looks for the body kick but Adofo saw that one coming.
Adofo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Crispian takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a hook
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adofo's hands.
Adofo is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
Adofo misses with a looping left.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Adofo scores with a leg kick.
Crispian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crispian.
Crispian scores with a nice right hand.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crispian! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crispian at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Adofo.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crispian lands a jab to Adofo's midsection.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crispian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adofo has got the better of the exchanges.
Crispian slips under a jab.
Crispian throws the left hand but Adofo avoids the punch easily.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Adofo counters with a thumping low kick.
Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Adofo.
Crispian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crispian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crispian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian misses with a hook
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adofo.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crispian checks a leg kick.
Adofo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Crispian blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Crispian.
Adofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo thumps Crispian with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Crispian throws a body kick that misses.
Adofo cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian slips a jab from Adofo.
Adofo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo cracks Crispian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crispian misses with a hook.
Adofo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crispian throws out a powerful jab.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian walks into a stiff left hand from Adofo.
Adofo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range.
Crispian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Crispian shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Crispian lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adofo.
Adofo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adofo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adofo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian throws a series of punches but Adofo avoids them all with ease.
As Crispian backs away, Adofo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Crispian lands a really nice looking cross but Adofo seems unphased.
Crispian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Adofo tried to counter with a leg kick but Crispian avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a kick to the body
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adofo scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Adofo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crispian misses with a left hand
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crispian misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a push kick but Adofo slaps the foot to one side.
Crispian connects with a jab.
Donk. Crispian catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Crispian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Crispian manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
Crispian misses the jab.
Adofo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo lands with an overhand left.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adofo connects with a leg kick.
Crispian connects with a single shot there.
Adofo is rocked!
Adofo sizes up Crispian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adofo scores with a jab to the body.
Crispian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo had his way with Ben Crispian in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crispian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Crispian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crispian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crispian connects with the punch.
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Adofo's head back.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian lands an overhand right.
Crispian misses with a few strikes there.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
Crispian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crispian scrambles back to his feet.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Crispian throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Crispian lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Adofo.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crispian with a hook.
Crispian closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Adofo! Crispian dives in looking to finish! Adofo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 527 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Olivier Dujardin (ranked 71 p4p, 135 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by YxngB - The Irish. Dujardin has chosen Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a jab when Dujardin was well out of range.
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Dujardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dujardin.
Dujardin lands a jab to McCoy's midsection.
Dujardin scores with the left hand. McCoy knows he should have avoided that one.
McCoy misses with a looping right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dujardin.
Dujardin scores with punches from side control.
Dujardin lands a few punches from side control.
McCoy tries to bench press Dujardin off him but Dujardin keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dujardin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dujardin lands a few punches from side control.
Dujardin grinds an elbow into McCoy's temple.
McCoy's coaches at Zombie MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McCoy tries to buck Dujardin off but Dujardin is having none of it.
McCoy is not content to let Dujardin control the position.
McCoy manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to control but Dujardin passes into side control!
McCoy is trying to control Dujardin's posture but Dujardin avoids it.
Dujardin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dujardin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dujardin lands a few punches from side control.
McCoy is rocked!
McCoy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh McCoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCoy tries to improve position but can't.
Dujardin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McCoy is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dujardin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier Dujardin!
Olivier Dujardin is the new welterweight champion!
Olivier Dujardin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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