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DMMA 281 Okongwu vs Zhdanov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 3673 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Cestmir Cejka (ranked 399 p4p, 416 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
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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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Patterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Cejka.
Patterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cejka cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Patterson is looking to counter punch.
Cejka connects with a nice looking jab.
Patterson defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Cejka lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Cejka.
Cejka throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cejka 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.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cejka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Cejka misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patterson.
Cejka scores with a hook.
Patterson misses with a hook. Cejka ducked under it nicely.
Cejka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka throws a poor cross that misses
and Patterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Cejka is rocked!
Cejka lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
Cejka is still on wobbly legs! Can Patterson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cejka throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cejka seems to have recovered his senses.
Cejka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cejka lands a lovely overhand right.
Cejka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Cejka as he checks the leg kick.
Cejka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Cejka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Patterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cejka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cejka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Cejka misses with a hook.
Cejka lands with a shot to the body.
Cejka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cejka throws out a powerful jab.
Cejka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Cejka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cejka checks a leg kick.
Cejka scores with the left hand. Patterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cejka finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cejka lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
Cejka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Cejka moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cejka! But no joy.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patterson blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Cejka as he connects with a hook.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka slips under a jab from Patterson.
Cejka connects with a looping right hand.
Cejka misses with a body shot.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Cejka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cejka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Cejka misses its intended target.
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejka cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cejka with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cejka.
A jab lands there for Cejka.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Patterson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cejka! Patterson lets Cejka back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cejka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Patterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cejka cracks Patterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patterson misses with a hook
letting Cejka counter with a right hand.
Cejka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka throws a right hand that misses
and Patterson counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Patterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cejka lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Cejka lands.
A swing and a miss from Cejka.
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Cejka finds it's way through Patterson's defenses.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Patterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patterson defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cejka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cejka rushes Patterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to break free but Cejka pushes him back against the cage.
Cejka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
A body shot lands from Cejka.
Patterson tries to work over Cejka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka takes a shot to the head.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cejka.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cejka tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Cejka back against the cage.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Cejka has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cejka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Cejka controls the action.
Cejka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cejka.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cejka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Cejka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cejka gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cejka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Cejka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Cejka avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Cejka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cejka.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cejka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cejka scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cejka swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejka throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cejka connects with a right hand. Patterson shakes it off.
Cejka throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cejka throws a poor cross that misses
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cejka scores with a sloppy right hand. Patterson should have avoided that one.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Cejka saw that one coming.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cejka lands a jab to the nose.
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Cejka.
Cejka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cejka lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Patterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Patterson walks into a straight right hand from Cejka.
Cejka throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cejka misses with a hook
and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Cejka throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cejka scores with a hook.
Patterson slips under a jab from Cejka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka cracks Patterson with a good jab.
Cejka misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Cejka lunges at Patterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patterson's hand.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Cejka.
It looked like Patterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patterson takes one to the chin there.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Cejka catches Patterson right on the button with a cross.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cejka throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Cejka lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cestmir Cejka 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.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Cejka throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Patterson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patterson swings for the body but Cejka moves out of range.
Patterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patterson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cejka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson slips a straight right by Cejka.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cestmir Cejka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cejka 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cestmir Cejka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 1953 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 223 p4p, 263 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vinicius Kicklighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicklighter takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicklighter.
A nice side step and Dancer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kicklighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Dancer is just out of range.
Dancer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kicklighter throws a one two combo.
Kicklighter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dancer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kicklighter throws a series of strikes that have Dancer backpedaling.
Kicklighter scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kicklighter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dancer backs up against the cage.
Dancer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Kicklighter - just one landing.
Dancer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer walks into a stiff left hand from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter checks a low kick from Dancer.
Kicklighter clobbers Dancer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dancer throws an off balance right hand
and Kicklighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Kicklighter lands a jab.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Kicklighter.
Dancer misses with a head kick.
Dancer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Kicklighter lunges at Dancer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dancer's hand.
Kicklighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dancers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dancer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer blocks a jab.
Kicklighter throws the left hand but Dancer avoids the punch easily.
And Dancer responds with a good body kick, but Kicklighter manages to step out the way in time.
Kicklighter lands a nice looking body shot.
Kicklighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dancer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kicklighter just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Kicklighter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dancer moves away from the strike by Kicklighter.
Dancer throws a big counter head kick but Kicklighter avoids it with no problem.
Dancer moves into the clinch.
Dancer tries a body shot but Kicklighter blocks it.
Kicklighter breaks from the clinch.
Kicklighter throws a looping overhand right but Dancer ducks down to avoid it.
Dancer is looking for the big counter here.
Dancer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kicklighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dancer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer throws a big shot that misses.
Kicklighter lands with a hook. Dancer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Dancer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kicklighter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dancer takes one to the chin there.
Kicklighter throws a looping overhand right but Dancer ducks down to avoid it.
Dancer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kicklighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kicklighter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dancer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kicklighter looks to land a left hand but Dancer moved out of range nicely.
Dancer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kicklighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dancer.
Dancer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dancer throws a body punch but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Dancer defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
Dancer tries a quick counter leg kick but Kicklighter is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter with a hook.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut.
Dancer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDancer.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Dancer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dancer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dancer at a distance.
Kicklighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dancer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dancer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dancer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicklighter misses the target.
Dancer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kicklighter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dancer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Kicklighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter'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.
Kicklighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dancer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dancer needs to keep his hands up - Kicklighter had a free shot at his head there.
Kicklighter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dancer eats them both and turns towards Kicklighter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicklighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dancer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dancer on the side of the head.
Kicklighter misses with a straight right.
Dancer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dancer moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
Kicklighter lands a nice shot that snaps Dancer's head back.
Dancer blocks a jab.
Dancer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicklighter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Dancer ducked under it nicely.
Dancer throws a fast counter high kick but Kicklighter manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer scores with the left hand. Kicklighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dancer.
A little jabbing left from Dancer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kicklighter lands a jab.
Kicklighter connects with a jab.
Kicklighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dancer can do to turn this around?
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut. Dancer saw that one coming.
Kicklighter lands a really nice looking cross but Dancer seems unphased.
Kicklighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kicklighter throws a shot from downtown. Dancer moves away and avoids it.
Dancer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dancer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Kicklighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kicklighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dancer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dancer drops his hands momentarily and Kicklighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kicklighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kicklighter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDancer.
Kicklighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dancer moves away.
Dancer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dancer misses with a hook. Kicklighter ducked under it nicely.
Kicklighter lunges at Dancer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dancer's hand.
Dancer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dancer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kicklighter throws a leg kick but Dancer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dancer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Kicklighter. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Dancer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kicklighter lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Dancer.
Dancer throws out a counter right but Kicklighter avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Kicklighter catches Dancer right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick from Kicklighter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicklighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Dancer is just out of range.
Kicklighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dancer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the side of Dancer's head but Dancer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Dancer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dancer! But no joy.
Kicklighter cracks Dancer with a good jab.
That kick from Kicklighter tenderised Dancer's leg. Dancer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter looks to throw the jab but Dancer is out of range.
Kicklighter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dancer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Dancer - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicklighter misses the target.
Kicklighter throws a body punch but Dancer moves out of range.
Kicklighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dancer darts in and clinches Kicklighter up against the cage.
Kicklighter blocks a body shot from Dancer.
Kicklighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dancer.
Dancer misses with a punch to the body.
Kicklighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kicklighter's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Kicklighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Kicklighter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Kicklighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dancer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dancer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dancer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kicklighter connects with a solid leg kick.
Kicklighter scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dancer in his tracks.
Kicklighter with a nice cross.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dancer throws a fast counter high kick but Kicklighter manages to duck under it in time.
Dancer moves out of range of the leg kick from Kicklighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter swings widly with a right hand
and Dancer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kicklighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kicklighter does it's job there.
Kicklighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dancer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kicklighter throws a shot to the body.
Dancer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicklighter.
Dancer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dancer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Kicklighter coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Dancer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kicklighter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDancer.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Dancer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dancer is looking for the big counter here.
Dancer slips under a jab from Kicklighter.
Dancer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dancer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dancer moves forwards but Kicklighter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer tries to clinch but Kicklighter moves away
and Kicklighter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dancer thinking.
Vinicius Kicklighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Kicklighter lands a leg kick that knocks Dancer off balance momentarily.
Dancer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dancer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Kicklighter.
Dancer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dancer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
It looked like Kicklighter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kicklighter.
Kicklighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kicklighter throws a nice looking combination but Dancer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dancer checks a low kick from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dancers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kicklighter works Dancer's body with a nice hook.
Vinicius Kicklighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kicklighter misses with a straight right.
Dancer throws out a counter right but Kicklighter avoids it with no problem.
Kicklighter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dancer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kicklighter scores with a jab. Dancer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kicklighter looks to throw the jab but Dancer is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dancer slips under a jab from Kicklighter.
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!
Nice defenses there by Dancer.
It seemed like Dancer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kicklighter cracks Dancer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kicklighter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Dancer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Dancer misses.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicklighter.
Dancer flicks out a counter leg kick but Kicklighter steps away.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dancer.
Kicklighter looks to land a left hand but Dancer moved out of range nicely.
Dancer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kicklighter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Dancer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tom Dancer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dancer takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Kicklighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kicklighter, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Kicklighter!
Vinicius Kicklighter made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 2926 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 196 p4p, 170 weight class). Mercer's entrance music is Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. A fine choice. Bobby Mercer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bolleke throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Bolleke throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolleke throws a hook but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mercer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer scores with a nice right hand.
Mercer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolleke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bolleke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercer to the mat! Mercer manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bolleke stopping the sweep attempt from Mercer.
Mercer pulls Bolleke in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer kicks Bolleke off and gets to his feet.
Mercer lands an overhand right.
Bolleke misses the body punch
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolleke cracks Mercer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercer lands a high kick!
Bolleke is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Mercer and Bolleke falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Mercer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Mercer!
An intense looking Bobby Mercer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'God, damn! Holy hell, it's been awhile since I've had my hand raised! Damn this feels good, woo! I really didn't care how I won this fight, I just needed the W. I never want to get used to losing. These types of slumps put some shitty thoughts in your head. Glad I'm out of it! Lets keep it going!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 1586 p4p, 2424 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 117 p4p, 181 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lvavatai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Can Get It If You Really Want. Tiaoali Lvavatai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeltsin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lvavatai manages to avoid it.
Lvavatai is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a left hand
and Lvavatai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Lvavatai 's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yeltsin Jr scores with the left hand. Lvavatai knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Yeltsin Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lvavatai doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeltsin Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Lvavatai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lvavatai throws a hook to the side of Yeltsin Jr's head but Yeltsin Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut
and Lvavatai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr instigates a clinch.
Lvavatai working hard to break the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr jumps guard and drags Lvavatai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lvavatai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yeltsin Jr's guard.
Yeltsin Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yeltsin Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Yeltsin Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yeltsin Jr works his way into full mount!
Lvavatai squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr controlling the pace for now.
Yeltsin Jr punching from mount but Lvavatai doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yeltsin Jr controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You get the feeling that Lvavatai really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Yeltsin Jr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yeltsin Jr controlling from mount.
Lvavatai is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yeltsin Jr working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeltsin Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lvavatai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yeltsin Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yeltsin Jr tries to clinch but Lvavatai is having none of it.
Yeltsin Jr swings widly with a right hand
letting Lvavatai counter with a right hand.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick
enabling Lvavatai to counter with a crisp jab.
Lvavatai throws a shot from downtown. Yeltsin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lvavatai checks a leg kick nicely.
Lvavatai needs to keep his hands up - Yeltsin Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick there by Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeltsin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a leg kick.
Lvavatai is looking for a counter combo.
A cross from Lvavatai lands.
Lvavatai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lvavatai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Yeltsin Jr.
A low kick from Yeltsin Jr is predictable there
and Lvavatai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yeltsin Jr sizes up Lvavatai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yeltsin Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lvavatai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lvavatai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yeltsin Jr checks it well.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeltsin Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLvavatai .
Donk. Yeltsin Jr catches Lvavatai right on the button with a cross.
Yeltsin Jr moves into range and clinches up with Lvavatai .
Lvavatai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lvavatai can't break the clinch.
Lvavatai is trying to break the clinch but Yeltsin Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai is trying to force a seperation but Yeltsin Jr has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yeltsin Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to pull guard but Lvavatai has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Lvavatai tries to break free but Yeltsin Jr pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai can't break the clinch.
A short right from Yeltsin Jr on the inside.
Lvavatai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lvavatai to keep the fight standing.
Yeltsin Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeltsin Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lvavatai working hard to break the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lvavatai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yeltsin Jr keeps control of Lvavatai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai manages to break the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lvavatai was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai throws a shot from downtown. Yeltsin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Yeltsin Jr misses the jab.
Yeltsin Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lvavatai 's head.
Nice shot lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lvavatai misses with a looping left.
Yeltsin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lvavatai was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai thinks about countering with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai slips a jab from Yeltsin Jr.
A shot to the liver by Yeltsin Jr. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Yeltsin Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yeltsin Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yeltsin Jr dips to his left and cracks Lvavatai with an uppercut!
Yeltsin Jr misses with a left hand
and Lvavatai counters with a nice uppercut.
Lvavatai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lvavatai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lvavatai works over Yeltsin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Yeltsin Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Lvavatai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut. Lvavatai saw that one coming.
Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lvavatai slips the punch.
Lvavatai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeltsin Jr throws a solid leg kick but Lvavatai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeltsin Jr lands with an overhand left.
Yeltsin Jr thumps Lvavatai with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lvavatai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Lvavatai counters with a straight right hand.
Lvavatai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeltsin Jr.
A low kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lvavatai counter with a right hand.
Yeltsin Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yeltsin Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yeltsin Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Yeltsin Jr finds it's target.
Yeltsin Jr wants to clinch up but Lvavatai keeps it at a distance.
Lvavatai is looking to counter punch.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook but Lvavatai blocks it.
Lvavatai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yeltsin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiaoali Lvavatai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the side of Lvavatai 's head but Lvavatai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeltsin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Lvavatai counters with a straight right hand.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a looping left.
Lvavatai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lvavatai walks into a stiff left hand from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr darts in and clinches Lvavatai up against the cage.
Lvavatai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeltsin Jr clinches.
Lvavatai can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai tries to break free but Yeltsin Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lvavatai wants to break free but Yeltsin Jr has control.
Yeltsin Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lvavatai to keep the fight standing.
Yeltsin Jr prevents Lvavatai from breaking the clinch.
Lvavatai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeltsin Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Lvavatai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lvavatai takes a step back to recover.
Lvavatai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeltsin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lvavatai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeltsin Jr drives through and clinches with Lvavatai against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lvavatai backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lvavatai is trying to force a seperation but Yeltsin Jr has the dominant position.
Yeltsin Jr stalling against the cage.
Boris Yeltsin Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yeltsin Jr prevents Lvavatai from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yeltsin Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yeltsin Jr 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yeltsin Jr!
Our winner, Boris Yeltsin Jr, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 1902 p4p, 874 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 143 p4p, 68 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Bouddi moves away and avoids it.
Smif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smif misses with a body kick.
Bouddi wants to clinch.
Smif jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smif misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Smif.
Smif pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouddi is out of range and Smif settles back down.
Bouddi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smif throws a big shot that misses.
Bouddi is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Bouddi moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi blocking some punches.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bouddi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Still in the clinch, Smif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smif is working Bouddi over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif blocks the elbow strike.
Bouddi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jumba Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouddi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Smif.
Bouddi moves away from the strike by Smif.
Bouddi darts in and clinches Smif up against the cage.
Bouddi has Smif pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bouddi.
Bouddi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee calls for Bouddi to work.
Smif works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smif up against the cage.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouddi prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bouddi takes a shot to the head.
Bouddi pushes off an throws an elbow but Smif leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Smif tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouddi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
Bouddi has Smif pressed against the cage.
Bouddi trying to control the position but instead, Smif has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bouddi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Bouddi is looking to control Smif's arms but Smif gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bouddi has his back to the cage.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Smif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Bouddi looking to stall.
Good body shot from Smif.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bouddi.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
Smif lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bouddi is trying to maintain a safe position but Smif gets an underhook and turns Bouddi into the cage.
Smif lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif gets through Bouddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smif misses with some punches.
Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi dives in for a single leg takedown but Smif sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Smif scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bouddi controlling the action here for a moment.
Bouddi trying to stall but Smif improves his position.
Bouddi prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smif lands a really nice looking cross but Bouddi seems unphased.
Bouddi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smif lands a front kick.
Bouddi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smif lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Koa Bouddi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smif throws a leg kick which misses Bouddi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bouddi tries to avoid it.
Bouddi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smif works Bouddi's body with a nice hook.
Bouddi clinches up with Smif and pushes him back against the cage.
Bouddi stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Smif scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi trying to control the position but instead, Smif has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bouddi into the cage.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi is looking to control Smif's arms but Smif gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bouddi has his back to the cage.
Bouddi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smif up against the cage.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Smif.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi is stalling here.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouddi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bouddi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif working aggressively here.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi tries to land a front kick but Smif steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smif circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smif was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif scoring well with a low kick there.
Bouddi tries to clinch up.
Smif scores with a nice head shot.
Bouddi pushes Smif up against the cage in a clinch.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouddi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smif avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Smif misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Smif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif lands a left hand.
Smif takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bouddi has Smif pushed against the cage.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouddi's elbow.
Bouddi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouddi.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smif as Bouddi tries to tie him up.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bouddi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi slows down the pace here.
Bouddi throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smif pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bouddi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smif.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
A jab from Smif misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smif working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouddi has Smif pressed against the cage.
Smif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bouddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Bouddi blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smif tries to score with a low kick but Bouddi moves his leg out of the way.
Bouddi slips a jab from Smif.
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Smif misses
and Bouddi counters with a left and a right that stings Smif.
Bouddi tries to clinch up.
Smif attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouddi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smif will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bouddi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bouddi checks a leg kick nicely.
As Smif looks to move away, Bouddi throws a big counter combo but Smif just gets out of the way.
Smif connects with a jab.
Smif misses with an uppercut. Bouddi saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smif turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bouddi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smif slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smif swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smif moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bouddi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smif's guard.
Smif keeping moving, preventing Bouddi from controlling successfully.
Bouddi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smif lands a really nice looking cross but Bouddi seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Smif.
Smif scores with a leg kick.
Bouddi wants to clinch up but Smif keeps it at a distance.
Smif's corner calls for a 1-2. Smif obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jumba Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouddi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smif.
Crunch! Smif slams his shin into Bouddi's torso.
Koa Bouddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jumba Smif 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Smif.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Smif swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Smif's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bouddi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jumba Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Smif is avoiding it.
Smif only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bouddi takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bouddi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smif lands with a left to the head.
Smif dodges an elbow strike from Bouddi.
Bouddi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bouddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smif avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Bouddi stalling in the clinch.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bouddi misses with an elbow strike.
Bouddi lands an elbow just above Smif 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi stalls.
Bouddi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi effectively controlling the action here.
Smif lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bouddi slowing the pace effectively.
Jumba Smif seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bouddi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koa Bouddi.
Bouddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Smif tenderised Bouddi's leg. Bouddi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Smif tenderised Bouddi's leg. Bouddi is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smif winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
Jumba Smif seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 1053 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Pierre Ledoux (ranked 137 p4p, 218 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz drops Ledoux with a beautiful combination! Ledoux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skolz is looking for the KO!
Ledoux is rocked!
 It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Skolz ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ledoux's jaw. Ledoux's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Skolz does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerrad Skolz!
After winning the bout, Gerrad Skolz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 1154 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 156 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mitsu Misawa enters the cage!
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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 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sinclair, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Misawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sinclair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinclair slows down the pace here.
Misawa lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sinclair's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Misawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Sinclair in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Sinclair taking a breather.
Misawa tries a body shot but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misawa avoids it.
Sinclair lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Sinclair takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sinclair seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Itchy Sinclair's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
A short right from Misawa.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinclair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Misawa up against the cage.
Sinclair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Misawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sinclair as the two fighters clinch.
Sinclair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itchy Sinclair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Sinclair.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Sinclair.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a body shot from Misawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa tries to work over Sinclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinclair digs a right hand into Misawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Misawa's gas tank.
Misawa looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sinclair.
Sinclair blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinclair cracks Misawa with a nice body shot.
Sinclair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sinclair scores with a hook to the body.
Sinclair is trying to trip Misawa. He has hold of a leg but Misawa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sinclair persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sinclair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinclair's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sinclair trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa looking to control.
Misawa keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Misawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Misawa has his hands on Sinclair's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Misawa tries to clinch but Sinclair moves away
and Sinclair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Misawa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Sinclair controls the action.
Sinclair blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sinclair.
Sinclair tries to pull guard but Misawa won't allow it.
Sinclair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Misawa as the two fighters clinch.
Misawa works on Sinclair's body with a couple of short punches.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Misawa.
Misawa lands a nice uppercut.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Itchy Sinclair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Misawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Misawa.
Sinclair is working Misawa over against the cage.
Sinclair pulls guard.
Misawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Misawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Misawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinclair.
Sinclair is looking to counter punch.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Misawa tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Jab from Sinclair.
Misawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Misawa avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Misawa! But no joy.
Sinclair tries to move into range but Misawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Misawa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair stalks Misawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Misawa's face. Misawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Misawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misawa moves out of range of the body kick from Sinclair.
Misawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Misawa is just out of range.
Misawa forces Sinclair back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to pull guard but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Misawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinclair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misawa is defending well for now.
Sinclair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sinclair decides to pull guard.
Sinclair pulls Misawa in close to prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Sinclair.
Misawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sinclair looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinclair, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sinclair's guard.
Sinclair pulls Misawa in close to his closed guard and prevents Misawa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sinclair keeping full guard, as Misawa tries to pass.
Sinclair wants to sweep here but Misawa controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinclair misses with a kick to the body.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Misawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sinclair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Misawa does no damage.
Misawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sinclair should have avoided that one.
Misawa darts in and clinches Sinclair up against the cage.
Sinclair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Misawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sinclair.
Misawa throws a head punch that misses.
Sinclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sinclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair slips a jab and a cross from Misawa.
Sinclair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Misawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
Sinclair lands the left hand.
Sinclair checks a low kick from Misawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Misawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Misawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Misawa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair wants to take a breather but Misawa is having none of it.
Misawa has his hands clasped together around Sinclair's back. He's all about the action.
Misawa wants to improve his position but Sinclair is controlling well.
Sinclair wants to work for an arm triangle but Misawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Misawa misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Sinclair misses its target.
Sinclair scores with a hook.
Misawa thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
Misawa walks into a jab.
Sinclair throws the kick towards the body but Misawa avoids it.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Misawa if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Misawa.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinclair misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.
Misawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinclair.
Sinclair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Misawa swings widly with a right hand
and Sinclair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misawa rushes Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misawa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinclair trying to land knees to the body.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misawa slips a jab and a cross from Sinclair.
Misawa tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Misawa throws a one two combo.
Sinclair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinclair looks to land a left hand but Misawa moved out of range nicely.
Misawa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Misawa throws a right hand that Sinclair ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinclair also avoids with ease.
Misawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Misawa misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Misawa throws out a counter right but Sinclair avoids it with no problem.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Itchy Sinclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Misawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Misawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinclair jabs Misawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Misawa moves forwards but Sinclair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Misawa scores with a three punch combo!
Mitsu Misawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Misawa feints and then cracks Sinclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinclair down.
Sinclair lands with an overhand left.
Misawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Sinclair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinclair's elbow.
Sinclair is trying to pull guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Sinclair avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Sinclair blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Sinclair.
Misawa managing to block the knees to the body from Sinclair.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Sinclair jumps guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Misawa.
Nice body punch from Sinclair.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misawa throws a right and a left that Sinclair avoids nicely.
Misawa avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sinclair scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sinclair misses with the body kick
and Misawa counters with a good low kick that Sinclair was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Misawa tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Misawa dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.
Misawa feints and then cracks Sinclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinclair down.
Sinclair tests Misawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinclair misses with the body kick
and Misawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a push kick but Misawa slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Misawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Misawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Itchy Sinclair.
I think Sinclair 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Itchy Sinclair!
Itchy Sinclair 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 1092 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 161 p4p, 170 weight class). Nicoletta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Once In My Life. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletta slips a straight right by Hardman.
Nicoletta throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman moves out of range of the body kick from Nicoletta.
Hardman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nicoletta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A clash of legs there as Hardman blocks the low kick.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicoletta counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hardman! Nicoletta lets Hardman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hardman is rocked!
It looks like Brock Hardman has been cut.
A shot to the body from Hardman misses
and Nicoletta counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardman is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicoletta finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicoletta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicoletta. Nicoletta obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicoletta moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Nicoletta lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicoletta lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicoletta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Nicoletta lands a jab to the nose.
Nicoletta throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicoletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletta.
Hardman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicoletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Nicoletta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicoletta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hardman throws an off balance right hand
and Nicoletta counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hardman! Nicoletta lets Hardman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Nicoletta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Hardman - just one landing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Nicoletta! Hardman is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casimiro Nicoletta!
Our winner, Casimiro Nicoletta, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Benji Torres (ranked 484 p4p, 515 weight class) and Mr Pervitin (ranked 52 p4p, 58 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Pervitin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pervitin is working Torres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pervitin with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pervitin preventing the sweep.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Pervitin prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Pervitin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pervitin trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Pervitin postures up and lands a big shot to Torres's brow.
Pervitin trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pervitin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Pervitin.
A quick step to the side and Torres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pervitin throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Pervitin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torres to the ground. Pervitin is now in Torres's guard.
Pervitin working some strikes from top position.
Pervitin stands up over Torres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pervitin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Pervitin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pervitin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pervitin, into his guard.
Pervitin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pervitin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torres stacks Pervitin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torres!
Torres moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pervitin is trying to improve his 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.
You can see the frustration on Pervitin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pervitin is letting Torres control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pervitin wants to control but Torres postures up.
Torres controls the position.
Pervitin regains half guard.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pervitin keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pervitin wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Pervitin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pervitin jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
Pervitin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pervitin lands with an uppercut that bounces Torres off the cage and back into range.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Pervitin lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mr Pervitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pervitin misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Torres is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Pervitin motions for Torres to come forward. Pervitin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pervitin tries to land a body kick
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benji Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Pervitin.
Pervitin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Pervitin throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Torres.
Pervitin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pervitin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two 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 shot to the body from Pervitin misses
and Torres counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pervitin! Torres lets Pervitin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pervitin is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Torres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Pervitin misses.
Pervitin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torres slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pervitin.
Torres is looking to counter punch.
Pervitin misses with a straight right.
A jab from Pervitin finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Pervitin shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pervitin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pervitin.
Pervitin connects with a high kick.
Pervitin lands a lovely overhand right.
Pervitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Pervitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Torres has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pervitin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pervitin tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Pervitin dives in for a single leg takedown but Torres sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benji Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pervitin throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Pervitin shoots in.
A jab from Pervitin does it's job there.
Pervitin gets a takedown into half guard.
Pervitin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pervitin.
Pervitin won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Pervitin trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres keeping full guard, as Pervitin tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Pervitin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pervitin.
Benji Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Pervitin.
Pervitin lands a jab-cross combination.
Pervitin tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Pervitin.
Torres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Pervitin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Pervitin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pervitin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pervitin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pervitin is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pervitin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torres holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pervitin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to roll over but Pervitin keeps him under control.
Pervitin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Pervitin is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Pervitin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pervitin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres wants to control but Pervitin is keeping busy.
Torres wants to improve his position but Pervitin is controlling well.
Pervitin trying to control from Torres's half guard. Torres has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pervitin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pervitin controls the pace.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pervitin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pervitin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pervitin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pervitin misses with a wild body shot.
Torres blocks a head kick by Pervitin.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pervitin. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pervitin misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pervitin.
Pervitin connects with a crisp jab.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pervitin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Pervitin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pervitin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Pervitin!
Our winner, Mr Pervitin, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 18 p4p, 104 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 3 p4p, 12 weight class). Okongwu comes into the arena with Show Stop - REASON blaring out of the sound system. Zhdanov has chosen Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhdanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okongwu. That did some damage!
Zhdanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Zhdanov pushes Okongwu up against the cage in a clinch.
Okongwu tries to work over Zhdanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okongwu as Zhdanov tries to tie him up.
Zhdanov trying to land knees to the body.
Zhdanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Zhdanov stalling against the cage.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okongwu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
Zhdanov tries a body shot but Okongwu blocks it.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhdanov can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhdanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okongwu tries to work over Zhdanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
A short left from Zhdanov.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhdanov is working Okongwu over against the cage.
Okongwu is breathing heavily.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Zhdanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhdanov cracks Okongwu with a nice body shot.
Zhdanov throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okongwu or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhdanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okongwu's brow.
We've been informed that Zhdanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zhdanov lands an elbow that stopped Okongwu in his tracks for a moment.
Zhdanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhdanov pushes Okongwu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zhdanov slows down the pace here.
Zhdanov lands with a right to the head.
Zhdanov lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
Zhdanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Okongwu avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhdanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okongwus head.
Mauro Okongwu's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhdanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okongwu's brow.
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow.
Zhdanov prevents a body shot from Okongwu.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Zhdanov controls the action.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhdanov or not.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Zhdanov.
Okongwu blocks the elbow strike.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhdanov obliges.
Okongwu dodges an elbow strike from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhdanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Okongwu.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Zhdanov blocks it.
Okongwu pushes Zhdanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okongwu misses with the head strike.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhdanov.
Okongwu has a couple of punches blocked by Zhdanov.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
Okongwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhdanov is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Okongwu cracks Zhdanov with a nice body shot.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhdanov misses with a punch to the body.
Zhdanov working aggressively here.
Okongwu struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhdanov controls his hands.
Okongwu misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Zhdanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Okongwu controls his hands.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
Okongwu presses Zhdanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okongwu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
A short right from Okongwu on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Mauro Okongwu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhdanov darts in trying to clinch
and Okongwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhdanov throws a leg kick but Okongwu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zhdanov wants to clinch
and Okongwu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhdanov thinking.
Zhdanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zhdanov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov looks to land a right hand but Okongwu moved out of range.
Okongwu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zhdanov is looking to clinch.
Okongwu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhdanov misses with a body kick.
Zhdanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhdanov misses with a right hand
and Okongwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhdanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhdanov misses with a left hand
and Okongwu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okongwu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zhdanov darts in trying to clinch
and Okongwu counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhdanov misses the body punch
and Okongwu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Okongwu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhdanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okongwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhdanov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okongwu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okongwu blocks a leg kick.
Okongwu is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov thows a leg kick but Okongwu checks it
and Okongwu counters with a big right hand! Oh Zhdanov is in trouble here! Okongwu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Mauro Okongwu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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