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SYN 997 Randleman vs Wolf PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Zrinski (ranked 2592 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Billy Conforto (ranked 319 p4p, 389 weight class). Zrinski comes to the cage accompanied by Devil eyes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Conforto's choice of entrance music: Alabama- Bishop Gunn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Conforto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Conforto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conforto throws a lazy right hand but Zrinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conforto defending well as Zrinski loads up on a big left hand.
Conforto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zrinski.
Zrinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conforto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zrinski scores with a hook.
Conforto takes a swing at Zrinski's ribcage but misses.
Conforto throws a push kick but Zrinski slaps the foot to one side.
Conforto swings widly with a right hand
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conforto moves away from the strike by Zrinski.
Conforto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zrinski with a body shot.
Zrinski slips a jab and a cross from Conforto.
Zrinski pushes Conforto up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Zrinski presses Conforto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conforto struggles to land a body shot inside as Zrinski controls his hands.
Zrinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conforto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conforto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski misses with a punch to the body.
Conforto wants to get back to striking at distance but Zrinski won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Zrinski.
Conforto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zrinski scores with a nice head shot.
Zrinski tries to land a front kick but Conforto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zrinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski throws out a powerful jab.
Zrinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Zrinski. Beautiful body shot.
Zrinski thows a body kick. Conforto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zrinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Conforto misses with a left hand
and Zrinski counters with a left to the body.
Zrinski cracks Conforto with a good jab.
Conforto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zrinski.
Zrinski lands a head kick!
 It looks like Billy Conforto has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conforto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Zrinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conforto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zrinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conforto lands a head shot.
Conforto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zrinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conforto scrambles back to his feet.
Conforto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zrinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conforto.
Jab by Zrinski.
Zrinski closes the distance and clinches.
Zrinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conforto blocks an uppercut.
Zrinski lands with a left to the head.
Conforto struggles to land a body shot inside as Zrinski controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Conforto controls the action.
Zrinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conforto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zrinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Zrinski.
Conforto pushes Zrinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zrinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zrinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zrinski prevents a body shot from Conforto.
A head punch on the inside from Conforto fails to land.
Conforto blocking some punches.
Zrinski blocks an uppercut.
Conforto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zrinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Conforto.
Zrinski lands with a light punch inside.
Zrinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Conforto controls the action.
Conforto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conforto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Zrinski.
Zrinski thuds his shin into the meat of Conforto's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Zrinski misses
and Conforto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Conforto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marko Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conforto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Conforto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conforto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zrinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conforto.
Conforto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zrinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zrinski misses with a body kick.
Conforto looks to land a right hand but Zrinski moved out of range.
Zrinski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zrinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zrinski throws an overhand right that lands on Conforto's shoulder, as Conforto tries to avoid the shot.
Conforto throws a lazy uppercut
and Zrinski counters with a thumping low kick.
Zrinski looks for the body kick but Conforto saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Conforto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zrinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conforto.
A little feinted left hand from Zrinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zrinski lands a lovely overhand right.
Conforto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zrinski misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conforto! But no joy.
Conforto throws a jab when Zrinski was well out of range.
Conforto fails to land with a series of punches.
Zrinski throws a head kick that Conforto semi-blocks.
Conforto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Conforto misses.
Zrinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Conforto takes a swing at Zrinski's ribcage but misses.
Marko Zrinski is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zrinski moves into range and clinches up with Conforto.
Zrinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conforto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Conforto.
Conforto working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conforto trying to land knees to the body.
Marko Zrinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conforto blocking some punches.
Conforto wants to stall.
Zrinski avoids the elbow strike from Conforto, against the cage.
Conforto tries to land a knee to the head but Zrinski blocks with his arms.
Conforto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zrinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Zrinski.
A short body shot lands from Zrinski as the two fighters clinch.
Zrinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zrinski.
Conforto is trying to maintain a safe position but Zrinski gets an underhook and turns Conforto into the cage.
Zrinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zrinski misses with a punch to the body.
Conforto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zrinski's elbow.
Zrinski lands with a light punch inside.
Conforto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zrinski can't find room to land a body shot as Conforto controls the action.
Zrinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Conforto backwards.
Zrinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Conforto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conforto is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Zrinski has denied him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zrinski as Conforto tries to tie him up.
Conforto misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zrinski tries to work over Conforto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conforto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zrinski has a couple of punches blocked by Conforto.
Conforto manages to break the clinch.
Conforto throws a shot from downtown. Zrinski moves away and avoids it.
Zrinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zrinski scores with a jab.
Zrinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zrinski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conforto in his tracks.
Zrinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conforto misses with a kick to the body
and Zrinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conforto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zrinski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Conforto is predictable there
and Zrinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conforto looks to throw the jab but Zrinski is out of range.
A cross from Zrinski lands.
 Conforto is rocked!
Conforto looks to score with a jab to the body but Zrinski is just out of range.
Zrinski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Conforto misses with a looping right.
Conforto misses with a hook.
Conforto looks to throw the jab but Zrinski is out of range.
Zrinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conforto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zrinski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zrinski catches Conforto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zrinski jabs Conforto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zrinski cracks a nice hook into Conforto's ribs.
Conforto is breathing heavily.
Conforto misses with a left hand
enabling Zrinski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Zrinski. Beautiful body shot.
Conforto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zrinski.
Conforto throws out a counter right but Zrinski avoids it with no problem.
Conforto needs to keep his hands up - Zrinski had a free shot at his head there.
Conforto is still on wobbly legs! Can Zrinski finish him?
Conforto walks into a straight right hand from Zrinski.
Zrinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Zrinski tenderised Conforto's leg. Conforto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zrinski lands a high kick!
A jab from Conforto misses.
Zrinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conforto was well out of range. Poor timing from Zrinski.
Conforto throws a lazy body kick
and Zrinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zrinski throws a monster overhand right that drops Conforto! Zrinski follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Zrinski!
After winning the bout, Marko Zrinski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salyn Sarethi (ranked 892 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 129 p4p, 201 weight class). Sarethi comes into the arena with Blue Ice blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Tonissaar tries to score with a low kick but Sarethi moves his leg out of the way.
Sarethi throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sarethi throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Tonissaar digs a good body shot into Sarethi's ribs.
Tonissaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarethi scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonissaar should have avoided that one.
Tonissaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarethi connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarethi.
Tonissaar throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarethi in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sarethi blocks the leg kick.
Sarethi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarethi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarethi slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Sarethi throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarethi misses the target.
Tonissaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarethi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tonissaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Tonissaar lands with a good body shot.
Tonissaar misses with a right hand
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarethi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonissaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Sarethi down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Sarethi misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarethi.
Sarethi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar slips a jab and a cross from Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarethi scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Sarethi's leg but Sarethi calmly moves out of range.
Sarethi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarethi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sarethi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar 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.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Sarethi checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Sarethi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar lands a jab to Sarethi's midsection.
Tonissaar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarethi should have avoided that one.
 Sarethi is rocked!
Tonissaar weaves into range and cracks Sarethi right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sarethi goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tonissaar is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baruto Tonissaar!
A victorious Baruto Tonissaar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ay Blyad (ranked 522 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 81 p4p, 253 weight class). Blyad comes to the cage accompanied by luv. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyad avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Blyad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Blyad scores with a nice head shot.
White Jr looks to land a body kick but Blyad moved away.
Blyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyad is looking to chop away at White Jr's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blyad, as that shot connected.
Blyad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White Jr sprawls well. White Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blyad gets slowly back to his feet.
White Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr checks a leg kick.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Blyad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blyad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blyad swings around for an armbar but White Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blyad's guard.
Blyad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blyad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Blyad's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr controlling from the top position.
Blyad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White Jr trying to control but Blyad is working from the bottom.
Blyad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Blyad.
Blyad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White Jr defends well.
Blyad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blyad has his foot on White Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Blyad has his foot on White Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
White Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blyad's guard.
White Jr stands and throws Blyad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blyad defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to take a break and control but Blyad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.
White Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
White Jr laying and praying for a moment but Blyad takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White Jr works his way into side control.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but White Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White Jr swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad scores with a jab. White Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White Jr takes one to the chin there.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Blyad.
White Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blyad rather than just go for the knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blyad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blyad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Blyad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blyad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad has gone for a leg lock! White Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blyad's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is pushing down on Blyad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blyad is fighting to maintain full guard but White Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.
Ay Blyad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blyad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White Jr in particular looking to stall.
White Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
White Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyad keeps working.
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.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blyad looking for submissions off his back.
White Jr wants to pass to mount but Blyad is defending the position.
Blyad looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White Jr in particular looking to stall.
White Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr trying to pass the guard but Blyad defending well.
White Jr trying to control the action but Blyad is working from the bottom.
White Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blyad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White Jr throws a hook to the side of Blyad's head but Blyad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blyad.
White Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ay Blyad is winning the standup battle so far.
Blyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Blyad.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blyad throws a leg kick but White Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blyad with a body shot.
Blyad scores with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Blyad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blyad.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blyad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of White Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White Jr with a nice cross.
Blyad dives in and grabs White Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. White Jr pushes down on Blyad's head and hops out.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blyad throws a leg kick but White Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
White Jr digs a good body shot into Blyad's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blyad.
White Jr swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad connects with an inside leg kick.
Blyad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blyad thinking.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
Blyad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blyad throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White Jr lands a jab.
White Jr misses with a hook. Blyad ducked under it nicely.
White Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
White Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blyad scores with a nice head shot.
White Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of White Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Blyad is out of range.
Blyad scores with a jab.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Blyad moved out of range nicely.
White Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blyad can pounce on him.
Blyad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White Jr on the side of the head.
Blyad is looking to chop away at White Jr's legs.
Blyad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyad.
Blyad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blyad lands a leg kick that knocks White Jr off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Blyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr throws a body punch but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad tries to counter with a takedown but White Jr is quick to defend against it.
White Jr tries to sprawl but Blyad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blyad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blyad.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blyad is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from White Jr as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad drops back, looking for a kneebar! White Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. White Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from White Jr!
White Jr tries for a kimura but Blyad is defending well.
Blyad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Blyad is defending well.
White Jr tries for a kimura but Blyad is defending well.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.
White Jr working the strikes but Blyad uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ay Blyad.
Well Blyad 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ay Blyad!
Ay Blyad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bruce White Jr had this to say: 'I'm sorry. I should have done better.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 261 p4p, 460 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 25 p4p, 41 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patriot checks a leg kick.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot throws a body kick that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patriot throws a push kick but Jurgensen Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Patriot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Patriot throws a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot walks into a stiff left hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Patriot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jurgensen Sanchez!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a hook. Patriot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Patriot avoids it.
Patriot throws an off balance right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patriot misses with the body kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
A low kick from Patriot is predictable there
and Jurgensen Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Patriot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick kick to the body but Patriot blocks it.
A low kick from Patriot is predictable there
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patriot finds it's way round the side to connect with Jurgensen Sanchez's head.
It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Donk. Jurgensen Sanchez catches Patriot right on the button with a cross.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Patriot avoids it.
It looks like Jurgensen Sanchez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Jurgensen Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patriot misses with a few strikes there.
Patriot throws a sloppy head kick and Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgensen Sanchez there.
Patriot misses with a leg kick.
Patriot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Patriot was not able to check.
Patriot walks into a straight right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patriot.
Patriot takes one to the side of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Patriot.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patriot doesn't seem bothered though.
Patriot cracks Jurgensen Sanchez with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws an off balance right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a nice calf kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range as Patriot throws a body kick.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Jurgensen Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patriot misses with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patriot. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patriot's hands.
Patriot misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patriot misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs Patriot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick kick to the body but Patriot blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patriot looks to throw a body kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Patriot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patriot throws a head kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
As Patriot backs away, Jurgensen Sanchez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patriot can do to turn this around?
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot connects with a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a jab.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Patriot throws a lazy head kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patriot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patriot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patriot misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot moves out of range of the leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Patriot appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patriot misses with a hook to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Patriot counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot 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.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Patriot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jurgensen Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patriot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jurgensen Sanchez can pounce on him.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Patriot misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Patriot.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a head shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice hook to Patriot's body. Patriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Patriot misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patriot 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.
Jurgensen Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patriot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patriot. That did some damage!
Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patriot lunges at Jurgensen Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patriot throws a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Patriot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patriot misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Patriot misses with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Patriot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Jurgensen Sanchez finds it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Patriot misses with a body kick.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
Patriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jurgensen Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Patriot throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patriot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Donk. Jurgensen Sanchez catches Patriot right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks into a jab.
A jab from Jurgensen Sanchez finds it's way through Patriot's defenses.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patriot thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot misses with a left hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A clash of legs there as Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Patriot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patriot throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Patriot misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patriot just manages to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to slow Patriot down with leg kicks.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with the punch.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jurgensen Sanchez. Jurgensen Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patriot throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patriot 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.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a straight right. Patriot didn't see that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgensen Sanchez there.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patriot.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Patriot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patriot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jurgensen Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a straight right. Patriot didn't see that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range as Patriot throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot misses with a left hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot takes one to the side of the head.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
It looked like Jurgensen Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patriot.
A swing and a miss from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patriot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot takes one to the chin there.
Patriot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgensen Sanchez there.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jurgensen Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jurgensen Sanchez 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 354 p4p, 300 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 58 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a leg kick.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coloradas throws an overhand right that lands on Akhtankhanov's shoulder, as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Coloradas misses.
Coloradas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Akhtankhanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coloradas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coloradas doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Coloradas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coloradas throws a jab when Akhtankhanov was well out of range.
Coloradas checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coloradas is looking to score with low kicks.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Akhtankhanov cracks Coloradas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coloradas with a nice calf kick.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coloradas takes one to the side of the head.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
A head kick misses from Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coloradas moves out of range as Akhtankhanov strikes.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
Coloradas misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Coloradas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov lands with a right hand.
Akhtankhanov slips a straight right by Coloradas.
Coloradas tries to work over Akhtankhanov's front leg with a kick but Akhtankhanov checks it.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Akhtankhanov there.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Coloradas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas tries a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Akhtankhanov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Coloradas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coloradas throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coloradas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akhtankhanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Coloradas finds it's way through Akhtankhanov's defenses.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut.
Coloradas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akhtankhanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Coloradas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akhtankhanov lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Akhtankhanov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coloradas. Akhtankhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coloradas 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.
Coloradas misses with a few strikes there.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Coloradas. That snapped Akhtankhanov's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Coloradas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coloradas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Coloradas.
Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Coloradas throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Coloradas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coloradas.
Coloradas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coloradas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Coloradas ducked under it nicely.
Coloradas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov thuds his right hand into Coloradas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a left hand but Coloradas moved out of range nicely.
Coloradas looks to land a left hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range nicely.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov digs a good body shot into Coloradas's ribs.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Coloradas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coloradas just misses with a punch to the body.
Coloradas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coloradas.
Coloradas flicks out a counter leg kick but Akhtankhanov steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range and Coloradas settles back down.
Coloradas throws a leg kick which misses Akhtankhanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid it.
Coloradas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coloradas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov scores with the left hand. Coloradas knows he should have avoided that one.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coloradas misses with a leg kick
enabling Akhtankhanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Coloradas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas lands a jab to Akhtankhanov's midsection.
Coloradas slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas misses with a left hand
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coloradas scores with the left hand. Akhtankhanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Coloradas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhtankhanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Sultanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coloradas's head backwards.
Coloradas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Coloradas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Coloradas moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses.
Coloradas just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Coloradas moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab to the body
and Coloradas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akhtankhanov. Coloradas does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov is looking to slow Coloradas down with leg kicks.
Coloradas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akhtankhanov. That did some damage!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Coloradas just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
Akhtankhanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coloradas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Akhtankhanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Coloradas moves out of range easily.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but Coloradas ducks down to avoid it.
Coloradas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Coloradas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coloradas wants to land a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Coloradas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akhtankhanov can pounce on him.
Coloradas throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
A good leg kick by Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov walks into a straight right hand from Coloradas.
Coloradas checks a leg kick.
Coloradas wants to land a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Jab, jab by Akhtankhanov - just one landing.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coloradas checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coloradas looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a jab.
Coloradas throws a sloppy body shot
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Akhtankhanov misses its intended target.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Coloradas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coloradas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akhtankhanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coloradas.
Coloradas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Coloradas moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coloradas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick from Coloradas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coloradas misses.
Nice defenses there by Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas lands a leg kick that knocks Akhtankhanov off balance momentarily.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akhtankhanov dips to his left and cracks Coloradas with an uppercut!
Coloradas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Akhtankhanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akhtankhanov scores with a leg kick.
Coloradas throws a lazy right hand but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akhtankhanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov cracks a nice hook into Coloradas's ribs.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coloradas checks it well.
Coloradas connects with a jab.
Coloradas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akhtankhanov on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov staying out of range there.
Coloradas tries a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coloradas wants to land a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Coloradas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Coloradas blocks it.
Coloradas throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov throws a chopping leg kick but Coloradas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coloradas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Coloradas.
Coloradas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coloradas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Coloradas strikes.
Coloradas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akhtankhanov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas connects with an inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akhtankhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coloradas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akhtankhanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Akhtankhanov misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Coloradas scores with a decent looking hook.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Coloradas counters with an inside leg kick.
Coloradas lands a head shot.
Coloradas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Akhtankhanov - just one landing.
Coloradas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Coloradas throws out a loose jab but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov stuns Coloradas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Akhtankhanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Coloradas throws a wild body kick that Akhtankhanov sees coming a mile off.
Coloradas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov checks it well.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coloradas on the side of the head.
Coloradas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coloradas on the side of the head.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov dodges the punch combination from Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov throws an overhand right that lands on Coloradas's shoulder, as Coloradas tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Coloradas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coloradas throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab when Coloradas was well out of range.
Akhtankhanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Coloradas throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands with a hook. Coloradas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coloradas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Coloradas does no damage.
Akhtankhanov scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands momentarily and Coloradas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coloradas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut.
Coloradas lands with an uppercut that bounces Akhtankhanov off the cage and back into range.
Coloradas misses with a combination
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
Akhtankhanov backing away here, and Coloradas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coloradas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Coloradas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akhtankhanov lunges at Coloradas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coloradas's hand.
Coloradas lands a leg kick that knocks Akhtankhanov off balance momentarily.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coloradas takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coloradas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coloradas. Coloradas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
A leg kick checked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coloradas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
Coloradas connects with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov with a hook.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Akhtankhanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov walks into a jab.
Coloradas misses with a straight left.
Akhtankhanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab when Coloradas was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akhtankhanov counters with a series of strikes. Coloradas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coloradas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas misses with the combination.
Coloradas misses the jab.
Coloradas slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Coloradas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov scores with the left hand. Coloradas knows he should have avoided that one.
Akhtankhanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coloradas. Coloradas obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coloradas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Coloradas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Akhtankhanov. That snapped Coloradas's head back.
Coloradas misses with a body kick.
Akhtankhanov blocks a head kick by Coloradas.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sultanbek Akhtankhanov.
Well Akhtankhanov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
A very excited looking Sultanbek Akhtankhanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 830 p4p, 634 weight class) and Haitian Ginger (ranked 114 p4p, 85 weight class). Gilbervan Soares had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ginger leaves Soares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Ginger has Soares pushed against the cage.
Ginger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Ginger scores with a hook to the body.
Ginger tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ginger is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginger is pushing Soares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soares prevents a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Ginger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Ginger.
Soares can't get the takedown.
Soares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Soares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ginger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soares looks to land a strike but Ginger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ginger manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Soares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ginger's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares is looking to work some ground and pound but Ginger has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Ginger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Ginger!
Ginger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares controls Ginger momentarily but Ginger frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Soares keeping full guard, as Ginger tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ginger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soares pulls Ginger in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ginger defends it nicely.
Ginger throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ginger tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares looks for a takedown but Ginger sprawls well.
Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow.
Soares tightens his grip and picks Ginger up, before dumping him to the ground. Ginger manages to land in guard.
Soares postures up in Ginger's guard and throws a big left but Ginger blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Ginger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Ginger!
Soares trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares being controlled here, momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Soares pulls Ginger in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ginger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soares is pulling down on Ginger's head to control his posture.
Ginger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soares is keeping the position for now.
Ginger stopping the sweep attempt from Soares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares controls Ginger momentarily but Ginger frees himself.
Soares working a defensive guard but Ginger passes into half guard.
Soares holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Soares wants to improve his position but Ginger is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ginger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ginger misses.
It looked like Soares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ginger.
Soares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ginger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soares slips a straight right by Ginger.
Haitian Ginger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ginger blocks a jab.
Soares lands a body shot.
Ginger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soares doesn't manage to clinch there - Ginger circles away.
Soares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soares takes one on the button.
Soares fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares rushes Ginger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haitian Ginger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ginger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ginger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ginger pushes Soares away with a front kick.
Ginger tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soares as Ginger tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ginger.
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soaress head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Ginger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ginger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger controlling the action here for a moment.
Soares tries for a takedown but Ginger manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haitian Ginger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger trying to control the position but instead, Soares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ginger into the cage.
Ginger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soares.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginger lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares looking for a takedown.
Ginger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ginger can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
A short right from Ginger on the inside.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ginger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ginger gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Ginger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soares.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ginger looking to slow down the pace here.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ginger.
A short body shot lands from Ginger as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Ginger.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ginger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares blocks a body shot from Ginger.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ginger.
Soares is rocked!
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Soares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares seems to have got his legs back now.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger stalling the fight.
Ginger lands an uppercut.
Ginger is trying to maintain a safe position but Soares gets an underhook and turns Ginger into the cage.
Ginger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Ginger blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Ginger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger stalling in the clinch but Soares improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares wants the takedown. Ginger is fighting it off but Soares persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ginger's guard against the cage.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Ginger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ginger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haitian Ginger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ginger 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haitian Ginger!
A victorious Haitian Ginger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 314 p4p, 475 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 40 p4p, 60 weight class). Benedetti comes into the arena with Bajafondo blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCarthy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Benedetti with a jab.
Benedetti throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
McCarthy takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti slips a jab from McCarthy.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
Benedetti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benedetti as he avoids it easily.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cormac McCarthy.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCarthy.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Decent striking displayed by McCarthy there.
Benedetti cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but McCarthy just manages to avoid it.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarthy cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
McCarthy fails with the takedown.
Benedetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti leaves McCarthy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mario Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but McCarthy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCarthy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
McCarthy moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
McCarthy with the counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it easily.
McCarthy slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses the jab.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
McCarthy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benedetti defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt - Benedetti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but McCarthy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Benedetti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benedetti pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
McCarthy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benedetti defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McCarthy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benedetti has got the better of the exchanges.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy with the counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
McCarthy checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedetti slips under a jab from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti slips a jab from McCarthy.
Benedetti moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
Benedetti throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
McCarthy feints the counter takedown.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mario Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends McCarthy's belly button to the back.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti thows a body kick. McCarthy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on McCarthy's shoulder, as McCarthy tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti moves forwards but McCarthy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by McCarthy or perhaps it was just good defense by Benedetti, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cormac McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a jab.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
McCarthy defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti cracks McCarthy with an open hand slap.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from McCarthy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a low kick but McCarthy moves out of range easily.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCarthys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
McCarthy checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
McCarthy blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti feints and then cracks McCarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCarthy down.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
McCarthy throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at McCarthy's knee but McCarthy avoids it well.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
McCarthy moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
McCarthy with the counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCarthy throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy feints the counter takedown.
Cormac McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti wants to slow McCarthy down by chopping away at his legs.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy feints the counter takedown.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
McCarthy slips a jab from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti jabs McCarthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Benedetti as he connects with a hook.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCarthy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCarthy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti slips a jab from McCarthy.
McCarthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti catches McCarthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
Benedetti tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarthy scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 456 p4p, 637 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 33 p4p, 47 weight class). Biden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Side to Side. Farrokhzad has chosen Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Biden ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Biden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
It looks like Joe Biden has been cut.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biden moves away.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Biden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad just manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biden counters with a solid body kick.
Biden ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Biden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Biden.
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks with his arms.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Biden avoids the damage to the body.
Biden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biden landing knees to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Biden won't want to take too many of those.
Biden tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Biden back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Biden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Biden trying to land knees to the body.
Biden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Biden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad is rocked!
Biden connects with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
Biden lands a left hand.
Biden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biden lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Farrokhzad to his knees! Biden keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A very excited looking Joe Biden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Rolf (ranked 230 p4p, 191 weight class) and Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 32 p4p, 30 weight class). Rolf comes to the cage accompanied by AVGN Theme Song. Cressbeckler has chosen American Remains as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf misses with a left hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf tries to clinch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Rolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rolf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Cressbeckler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rolf advances to half guard.
Cressbeckler is not content to let Rolf control the position.
Rolf seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler is refusing to be controlled, as Rolf sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cressbeckler sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf is looking for a kimura but Cressbeckler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rolf to get the leverage.
Rolf is pressing down on Cressbeckler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cressbeckler is holding on for now.
Rolf prevents Cressbeckler from improving his position.
Rolf is looking for a kimura but Cressbeckler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rolf to get the leverage.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but Cressbeckler defending well.
Cressbeckler wants to improve his position but Rolf is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rolf is looking to advance position but Cressbeckler won't allow it.
Cressbeckler trying to hold on to Rolf's head to control him but Rolf postures up.
Rolf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cressbeckler is positioning himself well to prevent Rolf advancing to mount.
Cressbeckler gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler is controlling Rolf's posture.
Rolf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rolf tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rolf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cressbeckler struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rolf trying to control the action but Cressbeckler is working from the bottom.
Rolf controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cressbeckler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rolf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cressbeckler, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cressbeckler keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cressbeckler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rolf.
Cressbeckler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rolf misses the shot to the body.
Cressbeckler loads up on a big right hand but Rolf slips the punch.
Rolf tries to clinch up but Cressbeckler circles away and keeps his distance.
Rolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cressbeckler can do to turn this around?
Rolf looks to land a right hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range.
Rolf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rolf has closed the distance and engaged Cressbeckler in a clinch.
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Cressbeckler misses.
Cressbeckler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rolf is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Rolf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cressbeckler's waist but Cressbeckler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rolf off to one side.
Rolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cressbeckler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rolf throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cressbeckler! But no joy.
Rolf misses with a two punch combination.
Rolf with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cressbeckler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Rolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolf throws a looping overhand right but Cressbeckler ducks down to avoid it.
Cressbeckler jabs Rolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rolf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Cressbeckler.
Rolf swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolf is rocked!
Jakob Rolf's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a body punch
and Cressbeckler counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joad Cressbeckler!
A relieved looking Joad Cressbeckler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Jakob Rolf had this to say: 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randleman (ranked 6 p4p, 40 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf punishes Randleman's body with a nice straight punch.
Wolf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolf jabs at Randleman's body.
Randleman misses with a hook
and Wolf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Randleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and Randleman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wolf's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Randleman.
Randleman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
Wolf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Randleman lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
A head kick misses from Wolf.
Randleman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wolf just manages to avoid it.
Randleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randleman misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.
Wolf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randleman misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolf.
Wolf throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randleman under the eye.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman throws a quick counter head kick but Wolf was just out of range.
Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Wolf is looking for the big counter here.
Wolf gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Wolf.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
A jab from Randleman finds it's way through Wolf's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Randleman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Randleman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randleman connects with a right hand. Wolf shakes it off.
That has opened up Aaron Wolf's cut even more.
Randleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Wolf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randleman is looking to land body kicks.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
A countering left hand to the body from Wolf misses.
Wolf looks to land a body kick but Randleman moved away.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf misses with a double jab
and Randleman counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf unleashes a big counter combination but Randleman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randleman.
A low kick from Wolf misses
and Randleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randleman throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Wolf throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolf. That snapped Randleman's head back.
Wolf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wolf throws a wild body kick that Randleman sees coming a mile off.
Randleman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randleman with a hook.
The cut above Aaron Wolf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wolf feints and then cracks Randleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randleman down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman digs a good hook to Wolf's body.
Randleman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf's shoulder, as Wolf tries to avoid the shot.
Randleman scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Wolf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf.
Randleman connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman missing with a left hand there. Wolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Randleman.
Randleman lands a leg kick that knocks Wolf off balance momentarily.
Randleman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Randleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Randleman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Wolf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randleman walks into a jab.
Wolf blocks a jab.
And Wolf responds with a good body kick, but Randleman manages to step out the way in time.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
Randy Randleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Randleman throws out a leg kick but Wolf moves out of range and Randleman only half commits.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman with a jab.
Randleman scores with a nice strike.
Aaron Wolf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Wolf misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Randleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Randleman misses the jab.
Wolf cracks Randleman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Randleman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wolf.
Wolf tries a quick counter leg kick but Randleman is wise to it.
Randleman lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses
and Randleman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wolf slips a jab from Randleman.
Wolf moves out of range as Randleman strikes.
Randleman misses with a hook.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolf looks for the body kick but Randleman saw that one coming.
Randleman throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Randleman misses with a hook
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf slips under a jab from Randleman.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman.
Wolf throws out a counter right but Randleman avoids it with no problem.
Randleman clobbers Wolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Wolf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Randy Randleman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Aaron Wolf spoke after the fight, saying 'Get Over Here ! '.
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pop
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