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Nfld liive 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bean Bryant (ranked 4043 p4p, 4605 weight class) and Doyle Brunson (ranked 561 p4p, 599 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doyle Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Brunson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brunson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bryant steps into range and cracks Brunson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Brunson flops backwards and Bryant dives into his guard looking to finish!
 It looks like Doyle Brunson has been cut.
Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Brunson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Bryant trying to control the position.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant , not yet.
Brunson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brunson trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brunson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant controls Brunson momentarily but Brunson frees himself.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant is striking off his back. Brunson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brunson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bryant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brunson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Brunson is controlling well.
Brunson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brunson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant actively working from the bottom here.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to sweep but Brunson has passed to side control!
Brunson landing strikes.
Brunson trying to control the position but Bryant is working away.
Bryant sneaks back into half guard.
Brunson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bryant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brunson landing some decent shots from guard.
Brunson trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant , not yet.
Brunson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brunson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to sweep here but Brunson controlling him for the moment.
Brunson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bryant is looking to sweep but instead, Brunson has passed into half guard.
Brunson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant is looking to improve his position.
Bryant taking some punishment here, with Brunson in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bryant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brunson won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Brunson lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brunson is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bryant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brunson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bryant has Brunson in his guard.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bryant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brunson trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
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 Bean Bryant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doyle Brunson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brunson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bryant 's half guard.
Bryant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brunson pulls his head out easily.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Brunson is controlling well.
Brunson is trying to control. Bryant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
Bryant taking some punishment here, with Brunson in his half guard.
 It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Brunson lands with a punch from half guard.
Doyle Brunson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunson lands a nice short elbow.
Bryant trying to control here.
Brunson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
Brunson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bryant looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Brunson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant punching from the bottom.
Brunson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryant moves into full guard.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brunson manages to get himself to full guard.
Brunson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is trying to force a seperation but Bryant has the dominant position.
Bryant missing with knees to the body.
Bryant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
Bryant trying to land knees to the body.
Bryant misses with the head strike.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brunson is defending well for now.
Bryant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brunson smiles and moves away.
Brunson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brunson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bryant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson prevents Bryant from improving his position.
Brunson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
Bryant gets back to full guard.
Brunson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bryant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brunson has managed to get both his arms back between Bryant 's legs - danger averted.
Brunson preventing the sweep.
Bryant is working hard here to advance position.
Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brunson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant 's head.
Brunson postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant 's brow.
Bryant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.
Bryant prevents Brunson from getting back to his feet.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Brunson keeps moving.
Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Brunson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brunson is aware though and is defending well.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Doyle Brunson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bryant 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brunson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant . Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant gets caught napping as Brunson dives in and scores a takedown. Bryant manages to retain guard.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant , not yet.
Brunson is in close to Bryant 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryant working for submissions but it's allowed Brunson to get to half guard.
Brunson is nestled in close to Bryant , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant trying to hold on to Brunson's head to control him but Brunson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries to roll over but Brunson keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Brunson there.
Brunson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brunson working Bryant over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Brunson is very close to passing his half guard.
Brunson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brunson lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Brunson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bryant trying to get back to full guard but Brunson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Brunson maintains control.
Brunson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bryant regains half guard.
Bryant is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryant is in trouble now - Brunson has advanced to mount!
Brunson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryant is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Bryant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bryant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant regains half guard.
Brunson working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Brunson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Brunson.
Bryant has hold of Brunson's hands but Brunson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brunson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bryant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryant pushes Brunson off looking to stand but Brunson dives back in and keeps control.
Brunson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brunson wants to take a breather but Bryant is having none of it.
Brunson slips a nice elbow through Bryant 's hands, connecting with Bryant 's forehead.
Brunson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryant actively working from the bottom here.
Brunson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control here.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Brunson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brunson slips a nice elbow through Bryant 's hands, connecting with Bryant 's forehead.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
Brunson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Brunson is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doyle Brunson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brunson 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doyle Brunson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1648 p4p, 22633 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 222 p4p, 630 weight class). Bsmds Nasmfus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Nasmfus saw that one coming.
Nasmfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Nasmfus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Nasmfus slows down the pace here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nasmfus 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.
Nasmfus drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson postures up.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Nasmfus is keeping the position.
Nasmfus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nasmfus wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nasmfus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Nasmfus is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Nasmfus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brownie Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nasmfus in his tracks.
It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson sets himself, and Nasmfus steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Nasmfus manages to avoid it.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Nasmfus. Nasmfus maintains the clinch.
Nasmfus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Nasmfus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anderson backs up against the cage.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nasmfus throws a counter combo.
Nasmfus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Donk. Anderson catches Nasmfus right on the button with a cross.
 Nasmfus is rocked!
Nasmfus is aggressively charging in as Anderson backs up avoiding any damage. Anderson tosses out a jab and Nasmfus runs right into it face first! Nasmfus is out cold! Anderson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Nasmfus's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1658 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 224 p4p, 319 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Averescu's choice of entrance music: Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu throws a right hand that misses
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
Anstey stalks Averescu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Averescu's face. Averescu staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Anstey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Averescu.
Anstey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Averescu stuns Anstey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anstey forces Averescu back against the cage and clinches.
Averescu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anstey is trying to pull guard but Averescu has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Averescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Anstey avoids the damage to the body.
Anstey is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the position but instead, Averescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anstey into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Averescu manages to break the clinch.
Averescu connects with the punch.
Averescu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anstey back to the cage. Averescu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.
Averescu scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Anstey manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu tries to hold on but Anstey postures up.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averescu regains half guard.
Anstey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Averescu!
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is bucking up trying to escape but Anstey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Averescu tries to lock up and control but Anstey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anstey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Averescu?
Averescu wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Averescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anstey prevents Averescu from getting the reversal.
Anstey controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey with the ground and pound from mount.
Averescu is trying to escape the mount.
Anstey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Averescu tries to lock up and control but Anstey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anstey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Averescu saw that one coming.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Averescu misses with a combination
and Anstey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Averescu misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey throwing a counter right hand but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Averescu sprawls well. Averescu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anstey circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Averescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Averescu tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey tries to clinch but Averescu moves away
and Averescu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Averescu.
Anstey lands an overhand right.
Dan Averescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Averescu.
Anstey looks to score with a jab to the body but Averescu is just out of range.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Averescu misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Averescu.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
Anstey misses with a right hand
and Averescu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Averescu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
Despite the aggression on Averescu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dan Averescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Averescu leaves Anstey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Averescu misses with an uppercut
and Anstey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Averescu thinking.
Averescu clobbers Anstey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anstey defending well as Averescu loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Averescu finds it's way round the side to connect with Anstey's head.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anstey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Averescu has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Anstey is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Averescu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anstey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anstey wants to take the fight to the mat but Averescu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu leaning against his opponent.
Averescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anstey.
Averescu breaks from the 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!
Anstey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anstey controls the position from side control.
Anstey advances to mount.
Averescu wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Averescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Averescu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Averescu.
Dan Averescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Averescu misses with a wild body shot.
Averescu 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.
Averescu misses with an uppercut
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
Averescu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses the shot to the body.
Anstey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Averescu catches Anstey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu blocks a head kick by Anstey.
Averescu 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.
Anstey moves out of range as Averescu strikes.
Averescu misses with the combination.
Anstey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Averescu loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.
Averescu lands a jab to Anstey's midsection.
Averescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anstey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anstey throws out a loose jab but Averescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu lands with a straight right. Anstey didn't see that one coming.
Averescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Dan Averescu's cut even more.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Averescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Averescu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice straight punches there by Anstey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anstey.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Averescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anstey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Averescu's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Anstey seems content to control.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu wants to control but Anstey is keeping busy.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anstey works his way into side control.
Averescu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey scoring with punches from side control.
Anstey controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Averescu is looking to reverse the position.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Averescu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Averescu wants to control but Anstey postures up.
Averescu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anstey presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Averescu somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Averescu.
I think Averescu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Averescu!
Dan Averescu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am Jewish (ranked 2261 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Obama Filth (ranked 285 p4p, 253 weight class). Filth has chosen Beat the Bastards as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Obama Filth!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Filth.
Jewish wants to clinch but Filth slips to the side
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
I Am Jewish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jewish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filth lands a nice looking body kick.
Jewish throws a head kick that misses
and Filth counters with a nice right hand that sends Jewish toppling to the canvas! Jewish scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Filth finish him?!
 Jewish is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jewish gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Filth points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Jewish wakes up just in time to hear Filth thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Obama Filth!
In his post fight interview, Obama Filth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cotilla (ranked 1151 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Pudd Nelson (ranked 183 p4p, 336 weight class). Pudd Nelson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Cotilla pushes him off.
Cotilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cotilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Cotilla has Nelson pushed against the cage.
Cotilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotilla breaks from the clinch.
Nelson cracks Cotilla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cotilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotilla closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cotilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Cotilla misses its target.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Cotilla counter with a right hand.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Cotilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Cotilla.
Cotilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nelson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotilla.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson lands with a hook. Cotilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cotilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cotilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotilla misses with a body kick.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Cotilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson wants to clinch
and Cotilla counters with a one-two to the body.
Cotilla throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Cotilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotilla throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Cotilla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cotilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Cotilla scores with a four punch combination!
Cotilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
We've been informed that Nelson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cotilla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Cotilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotilla throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Cotilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Cotilla circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Cotilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Cotilla keeps it at a distance.
Nelson clinches.
Cotilla breaks the clinch.
Nelson 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.
Nelson closes the distance but Cotilla moves to the side
and Cotilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Cotilla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cotilla blocking some punches.
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 Alexander Cotilla will probably get the nod.
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.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Cotilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotilla tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotilla loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson pushes Cotilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander Cotilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotilla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla is having none of it.
Pudd Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotilla needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cotilla.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Cotilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotilla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Cotilla circles away.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cotilla's head.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Cotilla back into the cage.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Cotilla keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Cotilla is avoiding it.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Cotilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Cotilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson rushes Cotilla and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cotilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Cotilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotilla closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Cotilla lands with a short shot to the head.
Cotilla can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Cotilla misses with some punches.
Nelson is trying to push Cotilla away but Cotilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Cotilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Nelson tries to clinch
and Cotilla counters with a one-two to the body.
Cotilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla is having none of it.
Cotilla has managed to clinch.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cotilla blocking some punches.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Cotilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotilla moves into the clinch.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotilla throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cotilla has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Cotilla will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Cotilla.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Cotilla slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotilla.
Cotilla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cotilla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Cotilla circles away.
Cotilla misses with a wild combination.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cotilla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nelson after a bit of a struggle.
Cotilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotilla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cotilla wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Cotilla just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Cotilla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cotilla effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Cotilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Cotilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Cotilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Cotilla avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Nelson catches Cotilla right on the button with a cross.
Cotilla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander Cotilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotilla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cotilla trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cotilla into the cage.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cotilla.
Cotilla lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Cotilla tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Cotilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotilla has managed to clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson tries to clinch but Cotilla is having none of it.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Cotilla is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Cotilla taking a breather.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Cotilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cotilla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cotilla is stalling here.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Alexander Cotilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pudd Nelson.
I think Cotilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Cotilla!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Cotilla thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 1004 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Ezekiel Broomsdale (ranked 133 p4p, 152 weight class). Brovarnik comes to the cage accompanied by Colours - DJ Mind X. Broomsdale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Masta. 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Broomsdale!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broomsdale scores with a jab.
Brovarnik wants to clinch
and Broomsdale counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brovarnik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Broomsdale counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Broomsdale misses
and Brovarnik counters with a left to the body.
Broomsdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brovarnik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brovarnik gets tackled into the cage by Broomsdale. Broomsdale maintains the clinch.
Broomsdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brovarnik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broomsdale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brovarnik's elbow.
Brovarnik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Broomsdale takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Broomsdale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brovarnik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Broomsdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Brovarnik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broomsdale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Broomsdale managing to block the knees to the body from Brovarnik.
Broomsdale throws an elbow that misses.
Brovarnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik looking to slow down the pace here.
Broomsdale has a couple of punches blocked by Brovarnik.
Broomsdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Broomsdale stalls.
Brovarnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Broomsdale avoids it.
Brovarnik tries to pull guard but Broomsdale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brovarnik with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ezekiel Broomsdale has been cut.
Nice elbow from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brovarnik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Broomsdale is defending well for now.
Broomsdale lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Broomsdale avoids the damage to the body.
Brovarnik prevents a body shot from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik taking a breather.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Broomsdale avoids the damage to the body.
Brovarnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broomsdale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broomsdale can't find room to land a body shot as Brovarnik controls the action.
Brovarnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik managing to block the knees to the body from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale blocks an elbow strike from Brovarnik.
Broomsdale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Broomsdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broomsdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brovarnik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Broomsdale's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brovarnik tries to pull guard but Broomsdale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Broomsdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Brovarnik controls his hands.
Broomsdale avoiding damage as Brovarnik throws knees to the body.
Broomsdale tries a body shot but Brovarnik blocks it.
Broomsdale misses with a body punch.
Broomsdale stalling against the cage.
Brovarnik misses with a knee strike.
Brovarnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale managing to block the knees to the body from Brovarnik.
Broomsdale avoiding damage as Brovarnik throws knees to the body.
Broomsdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Brovarnik jumps guard.
Broomsdale gets to his feet - Brovarnik follows without any prompting.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broomsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brovarnik misses with a body kick.
Broomsdale let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brovarnik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Broomsdale has a couple of punches blocked by Brovarnik.
Brovarnik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brovarnik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Broomsdale just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Brovarnik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broomsdale misses with an elbow strike.
Broomsdale stalls.
Broomsdale misses with an elbow strike.
Brovarnik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broomsdale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Broomsdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Broomsdale tries a knee to the head but Brovarnik blocks it.
Brovarnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Broomsdale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brovarnik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Broomsdale scores with a leg kick.
Broomsdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broomsdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brovarnik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Broomsdale has time to react.
Broomsdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Brovarnik.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brovarnik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up but Broomsdale circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Broomsdale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovarnik throws a head kick that misses.
Brovarnik wants to clinch up but Broomsdale keeps it at a distance.
Broomsdale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Broomsdale.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Broomsdale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broomsdale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broomsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broomsdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Broomsdale tries a low kick but Brovarnik avoids it.
Brovarnik misses with a body shot.
Brovarnik ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik throws a head kick but Broomsdale moves out of range.
Brovarnik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brovarnik tries to clinch there but Broomsdale circles away.
Broomsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broomsdale throws a looping overhand right but Brovarnik ducks down to avoid it.
Ezekiel Broomsdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brovarnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Broomsdale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brovarnik prevents a body shot from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broomsdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Broomsdale avoids the damage to the body.
Broomsdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brovarnik's defenses.
Broomsdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Brovarnik controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brovarnik throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brovarnik obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broomsdale is leaning against Brovarnik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brovarnik pushes off an throws an elbow but Broomsdale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Broomsdale - that landed with a thud.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brovarnik lands an elbow that stopped Broomsdale in his tracks for a moment.
Broomsdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brovarnik is defending well for now.
Broomsdale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brovarnik missing with knees to the body.
Broomsdale presses Brovarnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brovarnik takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Broomsdale takes an elbow to the temple.
Broomsdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brovarnik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brovarnik misses with an elbow strike.
Broomsdale pushes Brovarnik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broomsdale tries to work over Brovarnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broomsdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brovarnik's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Broomsdale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Broomsdale tries to work over Brovarnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broomsdale throws an elbow that misses.
Broomsdale can't find room to land a body shot as Brovarnik controls the action.
Broomsdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brovarnik blocks an uppercut.
Brovarnik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brovarnik's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik looking to throw knees to the head but Broomsdale is blocking nicely.
Brovarnik prevents a body shot from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale lands an elbow just above Brovarnik 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broomsdale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brovarnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Broomsdale managing to block the knees to the body from Brovarnik.
Brovarnik fails to pull guard.
Broomsdale tries to work over Brovarnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brovarnik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brovarnik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Broomsdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Broomsdale.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Broomsdale is trying to stall.
Broomsdale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brovarnik tries a knee to the head but Broomsdale blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brovarnik throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Broomsdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Broomsdale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Broomsdale thuds his right hand into Brovarnik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Broomsdale misses with a right hand
and Brovarnik counters with a right hand to the body.
Broomsdale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brovarnik tries a head kick but it misses.
Broomsdale is looking to land body kicks.
Broomsdale blocks a head kick by Brovarnik.
Brovarnik drives through and clinches with Broomsdale against the cage.
Broomsdale dodges an elbow strike from Brovarnik.
Broomsdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ezekiel Broomsdale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Broomsdale lands with a left to the head.
Broomsdale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brovarnik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Broomsdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Broomsdale throws an elbow that misses.
Brovarnik jumps guard but Broomsdale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Broomsdale presses Brovarnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broomsdale presses Brovarnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Broomsdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Brovarnik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Broomsdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Brovarnik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brovarnik stalling in the clinch.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brovarnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik landing knees to the body.
Broomsdale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brovarnik dodges an elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Brovarnik fails to pull guard.
Broomsdale tries a body shot but Brovarnik blocks it.
Brovarnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Broomsdale.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brovarnik's brow.
Brovarnik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Broomsdale walks away with a smile on his face. Brovarnik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Brovarnik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broomsdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brovarnik was well out of range. Poor timing from Broomsdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Broomsdale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broomsdale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brovarnik avoids a kick to the body.
Broomsdale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broomsdale scores with a leg kick.
Broomsdale ducks under a wild hook from Brovarnik.
Ezekiel Broomsdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broomsdale misses with a body shot.
Broomsdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Broomsdale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brovarnik. Brovarnik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Broomsdale scores with a head kick.
Brovarnik is rocked!
Brovarnik tries to move into range but Broomsdale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Brovarnik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brovarnik tries to clinch but Broomsdale moves out of range.
Broomsdale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brovarnik misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Broomsdale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik fakes the leg kick and cracks Broomsdale in the body.
Brovarnik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Broomsdale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brovarnik scrambles back to his feet.
Brovarnik tries to clinch
and Broomsdale counters with a nice uppercut.
Brovarnik throws a sloppy head kick and Broomsdale moves out of range easily.
Broomsdale moves into range and clinches up with Brovarnik.
Broomsdale throws an elbow that misses.
Brovarnik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brovarnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Nice elbow from Brovarnik.
Broomsdale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brovarnik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brovarnik throws an elbow that misses.
Brovarnik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Broomsdale is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brovarnik throws an elbow but misses.
Brovarnik blocks a body shot from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale blocks an elbow strike.
Broomsdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brovarnik lands a knee to the body.
Ezekiel Broomsdale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to land a knee to the head but Broomsdale blocks with his arms.
Brovarnik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brovarnik looking to stall.
Brovarnik seems to have got his legs back now.
Broomsdale leaning against his opponent.
Brovarnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Broomsdale avoids it.
Brovarnik wants to stall.
Broomsdale avoiding damage as Brovarnik throws knees to the body.
Brovarnik blocks the elbow strike.
Alexei Brovarnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brovarnik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Broomsdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Broomsdale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Broomsdale!
A victorious Ezekiel Broomsdale 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 Brian Dean (ranked 507 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 66 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 34 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses with a looping left.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Dean throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Dean steps away.
Swanson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Swanson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dean really felt that one!
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Swanson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benedicte Swanson!
Our winner, Benedicte Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 362 p4p, 700 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 46 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Brien might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Brien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien lands with a right to the head.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Brien tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Brien as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from O Brien misses
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose walks into a jab.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose works the jab nicely.
O Brien checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien staying out of range there.
Rose tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
O Brien misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Rose sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from O Brien. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Seamus O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Rose thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose forces O Brien back against the cage and clinches.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose tries to stall but O Brien uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien lands a left hand.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
Rose with a jab.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Rose dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Brien throws a shot to the body.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose keeps O Brien at a distance using the push kick.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Rose throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Rose throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Rose looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Brien throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rose lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
O Brien slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Brien being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Brien wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Brien with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Brien is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from O Brien.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rose.
O Brien will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.
O Brien explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose with the counter takedown but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Brien will feel that in the morning.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
O Brien is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
Rose swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Rose wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Seamus O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose wants to pass to mount but O Brien is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rose seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Brien wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rose is taking a breather. O Brien says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Brien.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Brien momentarily.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
A right-left combo lands from O Brien.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 351 p4p, 498 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 56 p4p, 86 weight class). Kiran comes to the cage accompanied by Katmandu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond blocks a leg kick.
Ovidio Kiran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmond throws out a loose jab but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran lands a body shot.
Kiran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiran misses with a hook
and Edmond counters with a crisp one two that drops Kiran! Edmond thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kiran to his feet! Kiran is in big trouble!
Kiran is rocked!
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiran missing with a left hand there. Edmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiran misses with a hook.
Edmond only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Kiran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Kiran backs off Edmond throws a huge counter combo but Kiran manages to avoid it all.
Kiran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Kiran misses with a looping right.
Edmond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edmond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmond avoids the body shot from Kiran.
Edmond throws a counter combo.
Kiran avoids the body shot from Edmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran slips a jab and a cross from Edmond.
Edmond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiran.
Kiran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiran misses with a wild body shot.
Kiran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Edmond misses.
Kiran tests Edmond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiran throws a shot from downtown. Edmond moves away and avoids it.
Edmond replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kiran blocks it well.
Kiran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edmond throws a leg kick
and Edmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiran.
Kiran's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiran gets tackled into the cage by Edmond. Edmond maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Jab, jab by Kiran - just one landing.
Edmond closes the distance and pushes Kiran back into the cage.
Kiran blocks an elbow strike from Edmond.
Edmond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Edmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Edmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Edmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiran throws a one two combo.
Kiran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran throws a shot from downtown. Edmond moves away and avoids it.
Edmond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmond digs a right hand underneath Kiran's ribcage. Kiran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edmond gets through Kiran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiran.
Edmond breaks the clinch.
Kiran throws the left hand but Edmond avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Kiran. Beautiful body shot.
Edmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Kiran.
Kiran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiran.
Edmond lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Edmond slips a straight right by Kiran.
Edmond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond missing with a left hand there. Kiran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Edmond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiran.
Kiran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond moves out of range as Kiran strikes.
Kiran loads up on a big right hand but Edmond slips the punch.
Kiran checks a low kick from Edmond.
Kiran misses with a body shot.
Kiran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiran.
Edmond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiran checks it well.
Kiran throws a body punch but Edmond moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran 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.
Edmond checks a leg kick.
Kiran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edmond misses with a body shot.
Ovidio Kiran is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kiran.
Edmond walks into a left hand.
Edmond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edmond has Kiran up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edmond's efforts to push away.
Edmond blocks the elbow strike.
Edmond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran tries to break the clinch but Edmond is controlling the position.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Edmond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Edmond.
Edmond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edmond breaks the clinch.
Edmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiran, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Edmond throws a head punch that misses.
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edmond takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran tries a body shot but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Edmond avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Edmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmond breaks from the clinch.
Edmond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiran.
Kiran throws a big shot that misses.
Edmond throws a hook but Kiran blocks it.
Kiran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Edmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Edmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiran.
Edmond wants to counter with a clinch but Kiran pushes him away.
Donk. Kiran catches Edmond right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edmond breaks from the clinch.
Edmond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiran is out of range and Edmond settles back down.
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiran finds it's way round the side to connect with Edmond's head.
A punch lands to the side of Edmond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kiran fails to land with a series of punches.
Edmond throws a hook but Kiran avoids it easily.
Edmond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edmond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edmond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edmond instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kiran.
A bit of stalling here from Edmond.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmond.
Edmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiran controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Edmond.
A short uppercut from Edmond.
Kiran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran lands a nice uppercut.
Edmond has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Edmond can turn it around.
Edmond letting Kiran take a breather here.
Edmond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiran breaks from the clinch.
Kiran cracks a nice hook into Edmond's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ovidio Kiran will probably get the nod.
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!
Kiran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiran lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiran throws a hook but Edmond blocks it.
Edmond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiran digs a good body shot into Edmond's ribs.
Kiran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edmond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiran looks to land a left hand but Edmond moved out of range nicely.
Edmond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edmond can do to turn this around?
Kiran misses with a hook.
Edmond tries to move into range but Kiran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edmond throws a body punch but Kiran moves out of range.
Kiran is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran misses with a looping left.
As Kiran backs off Edmond throws a huge counter combo but Kiran manages to avoid it all.
Edmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiran.
Edmond tries a quick counter leg kick but Kiran is wise to it.
Edmond moves into the clinch.
Edmond prevents a body shot from Kiran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond breaks the clinch.
Kiran throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
Kiran misses the shot to the body.
Edmond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiran throws a front kick aimed at Edmond's knee but Edmond avoids it well.
Edmond is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kiran misses the shot to the body.
Kiran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edmond finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiran's head.
No joy there for Edmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Edmond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edmond takes the fight into the clinch.
Edmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Edmond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiran breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edmond moves into range and clinches up with Kiran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiran lands a damaging elbow.
Edmond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmonds head.
Kiran lands a damaging elbow.
Kiran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edmond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edmond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Kiran cracks Edmond with a nice body shot.
Kiran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Edmond controls the action.
Edmond dodges an elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edmond's defenses.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiran scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edmond on the side of the head.
Kiran slips a jab and a cross from Edmond.
The crowd cheers as Kiran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edmond doesn't seem phased though.
Kiran 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.
Kiran misses with a wild body shot.
Ovidio Kiran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edmond's hands.
Rayful Edmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmond throws a right hand that Kiran ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiran also avoids with ease.
Kiran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiran cracks Edmond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edmond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Kiran tenderised Edmond's leg. Edmond is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiran lands with a shot to the body.
Kiran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmond wants to counter the offense by Kiran and move into the clinch position.
Edmond has Kiran up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiran digs a right hand underneath Edmond's ribcage. Edmond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Edmond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rayful Edmond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmond works on Kiran's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiran throws an elbow that misses.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 83 p4p, 457 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 11 p4p, 57 weight class). Bolleke's entrance music is RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke lands a nice shot that snaps Khanna's head back.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Khanna swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolleke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolleke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanna looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
Oscar Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanna swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the head.
Bolleke connects with a body shot.
Khanna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bolleke has a takedown stuffed.
Khanna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Khanna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Bolleke swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Bolleke.
Raja Khanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bolleke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bolleke scores with a body shot.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanna.
A swing and a miss from Khanna.
Bolleke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bolleke avoids a kick to the body.
Khanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Bolleke connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanna.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khanna is trying to defend but Bolleke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bolleke moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Khanna.
Bolleke trying to control the action but Khanna is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working the ground and pound from side control.
Bolleke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khanna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Khanna trying to hold on to Bolleke's head to control him but Bolleke postures up.
Bolleke prevents Khanna from improving his position.
Khanna has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Khanna gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolleke postures up in Khanna's guard and throws a big left but Khanna blocks it.
Khanna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolleke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khanna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Khanna keeps moving.
Bolleke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Bolleke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolleke as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Bolleke there.
Nice shot lands for Bolleke.
Bolleke moves out of range of the body kick from Khanna.
Bolleke lands a glancing blow to the side of Khanna's head.
Bolleke connects with a body shot that sends Khanna's belly button to the back.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khanna can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Bolleke misses
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
Khanna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khanna slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Khanna throws out a counter right but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna tries to move into range but Bolleke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
letting Khanna counter with a right hand.
Khanna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bolleke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khanna doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolleke misses with a body punch
and Khanna counters with a nice body kick.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Bolleke.
A jab from Bolleke finds it's way through Khanna's defenses.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oscar Bolleke is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna is trying to counter with his kicks.
Khanna throws a series of punches but Bolleke moves out of range.
Khanna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bolleke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanna's guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Khanna is working from the bottom.
Khanna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khanna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
Bolleke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khanna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khanna has his foot on Bolleke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolleke works his way back into a safe position though.
Khanna looking for a guillotine here but Bolleke defends easily.
Bolleke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Khanna is keeping the position.
Khanna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bolleke defends well.
Bolleke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khanna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolleke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khanna working for submissions but it's allowed Bolleke to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Bolleke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice cross by Khanna.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Khanna counters with a body kick.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Bolleke lands a nice shot to the body.
Khanna tries to land a front kick but Bolleke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khanna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khanna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolleke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khanna circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a looping left.
Khanna wants to counter with a clinch but Bolleke pushes him away.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khanna is trying to defend but Bolleke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bolleke slips a nice elbow through Khanna's hands, connecting with Khanna's forehead.
Khanna actively working from the bottom here.
Bolleke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bolleke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bolleke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolleke cracks Khanna with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Bolleke!
Oscar Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Oscar Bolleke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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