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DMMA 289 Mumba vs Nicoletta PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kopecki (ranked 1528 p4p, 2876 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 166 p4p, 297 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Kopecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Andy Kopecki has been cut.
Dancer throws an overhand right that lands on Kopecki's shoulder, as Kopecki tries to avoid the shot.
Dancer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Kopecki tenderised Dancer's leg. Dancer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dancer misses with a head kick.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dancer lands a leg kick that knocks Kopecki off balance momentarily.
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick and Kopecki moves out of range easily.
Kopecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kopecki, as that shot connected.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Kopecki.
Dancer scores with a sloppy right hand. Kopecki should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dancer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopecki.
Kopecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Dancer.
Donk. Kopecki catches Dancer right on the button with a cross.
Dancer throws a head kick that half lands.
 Kopecki is rocked!
Dancer seems to be stalking Kopecki here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Kopecki drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Dancer!
Tom Dancer made sure to mention his sponsor, Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 3189 p4p, 3128 weight class) and Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 176 p4p, 174 weight class). Kimbo Slaissi 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vyr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Vyr misses the target.
Slaissi tries a low kick but Vyr avoids it.
Slaissi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vyr scores with a shot to the body.
Slaissi misses with a combination
and Vyr counters with a straight right hand.
Kimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi takes a swing at Vyr's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vyr misses its target.
Vyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Vyr throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaissi.
A countering left hand to the body from Slaissi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi throws a counter combo.
Vlastimil Vyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Vyr counters with a straight right hand.
Slaissi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vyr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vyr throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi rushes Vyr and presses him up against the cage.
Slaissi lands with a left to the head.
Vyr stalling.
Vyr effectively controlling the action here.
Vyr lands a right hand.
Vyr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi tries to throw a body punch but Vyr avoids it by throwing Slaissi back against the cage.
Slaissi has a couple of punches blocked by Vyr.
Slaissi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slaissi throws an elbow that misses.
Vyr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 It looks like Kimbo Slaissi has been cut.
Vyr stalls.
Vyr stalls.
Vyr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vyr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlastimil Vyr.
Vyr moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vyr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Vyr.
Slaissi avoids the elbow strike from Vyr, against the cage.
Vyr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vyr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slaissi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vyr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slaissi being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vyr fails to land.
Slaissi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vyr is pushing Slaissi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlastimil Vyr.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Vyr scores with a jab to the body.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Vyr.
Vyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slaissi.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Vyr avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi lands with an overhand left.
Slaissi misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a head kick but Vyr moves out of range.
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 Vlastimil Vyr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vyr moves out of range of the strikes.
Whack! Slaissi lands a heavy head kick that drops Vyr. The ref tackles Slaissi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Vyr was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kimbo Slaissi!
A very excited looking Kimbo Slaissi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ruthless (ranked 1291 p4p, 1760 weight class) and Maksud Magomedov (ranked 139 p4p, 181 weight class). Ruthless's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All for the Cash. Magomedov has chosen Lezginka - Kavkaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov tries to clinch but Ruthless moves away
and Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking.
Magomedov drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruthless throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Ruthless lands a head shot.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruthless avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruthless misses with the head strike.
Ruthless throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov jumps guard but Ruthless stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruthless.
Ruthless tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Ruthless pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Ruthless is having none of it.
Rob Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless misses with a looping left.
Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruthless was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rob Ruthless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Ruthless throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov rushes Ruthless and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless presses Magomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruthless.
A head punch on the inside from Ruthless fails to land.
Ruthless misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruthless gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Ruthless.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruthless.
Ruthless lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruthless avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless manages to get underhooks.
Magomedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthless stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruthless.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Ruthless.
Ruthless fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruthless.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Magomedov looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Ruthless with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Ruthless. Beautiful body shot.
Ruthless moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruthless with a nice calf kick.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Ruthless circles away easily
and Ruthless cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Ruthless dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Ruthless.
Magomedov walks into a left hand.
Ruthless changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruthless tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Magomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruthless misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless misses with a leg kick.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruthless.
Ruthless scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a solid leg kick but Magomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruthless.
Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruthless throws a right hand that misses
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruthless missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruthless tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Ruthless misses.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Ruthless avoids it easily.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov fails with the takedown
enabling Ruthless to counter with a crisp jab.
Rob Ruthless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Ruthless misses with a straight left.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruthless to the ground. Magomedov is now in Ruthless's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruthless controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov distracts Ruthless with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruthless is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruthless on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruthless tries to get out of the position.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ruthless keeps moving.
Magomedov won't allow Ruthless to sweep him here.
Magomedov postures up.
Ruthless looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Magomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Ruthless pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Magomedov trying to control but Ruthless is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruthless avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruthless is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruthless is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ruthless with a hook.
Ruthless throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruthless but Ruthless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruthless. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Ruthless dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruthless's guard.
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruthless keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthless seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Ruthless controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov pushing down on Ruthless's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruthless tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Ruthless trying to get back to full guard but Magomedov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Magomedov scoring with strikes but Ruthless is staying in there.
Ruthless is in a horrible position here. Magomedov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Magomedov trying to control but Ruthless is having none of it.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maksud Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruthless really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magomedov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Rob Ruthless has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is working to get back to half guard.
Ruthless wants to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov wants to control the pace but Ruthless is squirming around nicely.
Magomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Ruthless is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rob Ruthless's cut is getting worse.
Ruthless taking shots to the head.
Rob Ruthless's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Ruthless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maksud Magomedov!
An out of breath Maksud Magomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 772 p4p, 736 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 101 p4p, 94 weight class). Barrengarry has chosen The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Barrengarry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Barrengarry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinclair scores with a nice body kick.
Sinclair throws a push kick but Barrengarry slaps the foot to one side.
Sinclair misses with a wild combination.
Barrengarry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrengarry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barrengarry looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Barrengarry takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barrengarry lands a jab.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Sinclair moved away.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinclairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barrengarry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinclair.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrengarry misses.
We've been informed that Barrengarry 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.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrengarry if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Barrengarry misses.
Sinclair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick from Barrengarry, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Sinclair lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrengarry as he connects with a hook.
Barrengarry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Sinclair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair prevents Barrengarry from getting back to his feet.
Barrengarry 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.
Sinclair prevents Barrengarry from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barrengarry wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Barrengarry keeping full guard, as Sinclair tries to pass.
Sinclair stops Barrengarry from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barrengarry misses with a wild body shot.
Barrengarry throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Sinclair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Barrengarry.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry misses with a looping left.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry catches Sinclair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barrengarry throws a leg kick
and Sinclair counters with an outside leg kick.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Barrengarry misses its intended target.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrengarry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Sinclair throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sinclair cracks Barrengarry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barrengarry lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barrengarry avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a straight right.
Barrengarry throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinclair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinclair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Barrengarry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrengarry.
Itchy Sinclair's cut is getting worse.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Sinclair!
Sinclair tries a low kick but Barrengarry avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barrengarry, as that shot connected.
Sinclair lands a lovely overhand right.
Sinclair checks a leg kick.
Sinclair jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrengarry walks into a left hand.
Barrengarry loads up on a big right hand but Sinclair slips the punch.
Barrengarry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Barrengarry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Barrengarry will probably get the nod.
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.
Barrengarry missing with a left hand there. Sinclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrengarry throws a chopping leg kick but Sinclair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrengarry lands the left hand.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking hook.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sinclair.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinclair thumps Barrengarry with a low kick.
Sinclair throws a sloppy head kick and Barrengarry moves out of range easily.
Sinclair closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt - Barrengarry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Sinclair lands a nice shot that snaps Barrengarry's head back.
Barrengarry throws a looping overhand right but Sinclair ducks down to avoid it.
Barrengarry looks to throw the jab but Sinclair is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrengarry misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrengarry misses with a looping left.
Sinclair checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair cracks Barrengarry with an open hand slap.
Barrengarry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrengarry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Barrengarry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barrengarry tried to score with a low kick but Sinclair checks it.
Barrengarry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan Barrengarry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sinclair dives in and scores a takedown into Barrengarry's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrengarry wants to get back to his feet but Sinclair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sinclair stands up over Barrengarry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sinclair stops Barrengarry from standing up.
Barrengarry keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrengarry is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Barrengarry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sinclair off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barrengarry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Itchy Sinclair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big left from Barrengarry misses.
Sinclair moves out of range as Barrengarry throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry misses with a looping left.
Barrengarry is looking to chop away at Sinclair's legs.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrengarry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrengarry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinclair.
Barrengarry loads up on a big right hand but Sinclair slips the punch.
Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
It looks like Sinclair has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lunges at Barrengarry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrengarry's hand.
Barrengarry misses the jab.
Sinclair appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sinclair takes one on the button.
A leg kick checked by Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrengarry misses the target.
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Sinclair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinclair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barrengarry counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair misses with a head kick.
Sinclair moves out of range as Barrengarry strikes.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Sinclair lands with a kick to the temple. Barrengarry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrengarry.
Sinclair takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry throws a body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Barrengarry tries a low kick but Sinclair avoids it.
The fighters circling - Sinclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrengarry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinclair.
It looked like Sinclair was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sinclair throws a leg kick that misses.
Barrengarry is looking to slow Sinclair down with leg kicks.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrengarry connects with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Itchy Sinclair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sinclair lands a jab to Barrengarry's midsection.
Sinclair lands with a good body shot.
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Barrengarry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barrengarry throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the head.
Sinclair attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrengarry missing with a left hand there. Sinclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrengarry tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinclair checks the leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinclair misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Barrengarry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrengarry lands a glancing blow to the side of Sinclair's head.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sinclair checks a leg kick.
Barrengarry slips a jab and a cross from Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barrengarry scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barrengarry lunges at Sinclair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinclair's hand.
Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrengarry.
Sinclair throws a chopping leg kick but Barrengarry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sinclair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Barrengarry avoids it well.
Sinclair gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barrengarry scores with a counter punch that sends Sinclair to the canvas! Barrengarry smells blood - he's punishing Sinclair with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sinclair has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Barrengarry!
A victorious Logan Barrengarry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 415 p4p, 807 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 61 p4p, 105 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves gets the takedown into side control.
Graves wants to control but Skolz is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Graves crashes against the mat.
Graves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Skolz is avoiding damage well.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skolz is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Skolz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Graves throws an elbow but Skolz slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Graves trying to control the position but Skolz is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Skolz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Skolz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Graves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skolz is not content to let Graves control the position.
Skolz wants to get back to his feet.
Graves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skolz wants to control but Graves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Skolz is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skolz is trying to defend but Graves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Skolz is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Skolz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz is controlling Graves's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nice strikes from Graves there.
Skolz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graves.
Skolz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skolz is controlling Graves's posture.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves is stalling in the full guard.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Skolz blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skolz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Graves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skolz lands a slapping body shot.
Skolz tries to clinch up.
Skolz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skolz to the ground. Graves is now in Skolz's guard.
Skolz wants to sweep but no luck.
Skolz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Terrance Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz is pulling down on Graves's head. It's preventing any offense from Graves, at least for the moment.
Skolz looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Skolz 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.
Skolz looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skolz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Skolz.
Skolz punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skolz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skolz slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Skolz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves feints and as Skolz raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skolz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skolz is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Skolz being controlled here, momentarily.
Graves is fighting to break Skolz's control of his arms but Skolz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skolz lands a two punch combo.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skolz is looking to land body kicks.
Skolz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skolz misses with the head strike.
Skolz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Skolz has him pressed against the cage.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skolz's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skolz can do to turn this around?
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skolz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skolz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skolz breaks the clinch.
Skolz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skolz tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skolz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skolz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Skolz.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skolz has time to react.
Skolz throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Skolz tries to land a body kick
and Graves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Graves trying to control from half guard but Skolz is working away.
Graves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves is nestled in close to Skolz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graves thows a huge punch but Skolz dodges it nicely.
Graves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gerrad Skolz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skolz wants to get back to full guard.
Skolz has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skolz wants to get back to full guard.
Graves stalling.
Skolz is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skolz manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.
Skolz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skolz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skolz. That did some damage!
Skolz misses with a wild combination.
Graves pushes Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Skolz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skolz smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skolz's sensitive parts.
Graves pushes Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves fails to pull guard.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skolz's elbow.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skolz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skolz throws an off balance right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves checks a low kick from Skolz.
Skolz looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
Our winner, Terrance Graves, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Power (ranked 761 p4p, 867 weight class) and John Wesley Hardin (ranked 54 p4p, 61 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan. John Wesley Hardin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips under a jab from Hardin.
Hardin defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Power misses.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin misses with a body punch.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Power.
Hardin looks winded!
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardin or not.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardins head.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Power.
Power works on Hardin's body with a couple of short punches.
Power lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Power.
Power lands with a right to the head.
 Hardin is rocked!
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardin is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Power lands a left hand.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hardin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hardin drops to his knees and Power pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Power!
A victorious Polish Power thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
John Wesley Hardin was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jah Kid (ranked 785 p4p, 1285 weight class) and JD Drake (ranked 55 p4p, 84 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Walk - Pantera. Drake has chosen Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. JD Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a combination
and Kid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake is trying to control the position but Kid postures up.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Drake wants to sweep here but Kid controlling him for the moment.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kid is controlling him.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is looking to advance position but Drake has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Drake controlling his opponent.
Drake gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Kid slips the punch.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Kid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake wants to stand back up but Kid manages to pass into side control.
Kid advances to full mount.
Kid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kid controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
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!
Drake is desperately trying to improve his position but Kid has a good base and remains in mount.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kid is working for a guillotine from mount but Drake frees his head quite easily.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
Kid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drake can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kid is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Kid's body position as best he can.
Kid is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Drake to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Drake shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Drake is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Drake and Kid has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Kid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drake throws a hook but Kid blocks it.
Drake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Kid appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Kid on that attempt.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Drake throws out a counter right but Kid avoids it with no problem.
Kid fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jah Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kid changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kid goes for a double leg but Drake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drake continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Kid counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Drake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is fighting to break Drake's control of his arms but Drake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kid looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kid controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Kid wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Kid is working hard here to advance position.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kid is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid is stalling in the full guard.
Kid advances position into side control!
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Kid working away.
Kid moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Kid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kid takes a little break here. Drake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake is pushing Kid's head away, looking to escape. Kid manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
JD Drake 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!
Kid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kid 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.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Kid wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Kid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Jah Kid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kid tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kid has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kid trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Kid working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kid tries to advance to mount but Drake denies him.
Drake tries to buck Kid off but Kid is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Kid stalls from top position.
Drake struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Kid keeps moving and retains side control.
Kid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake is letting Kid control him for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
JD Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Kid tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid blocks a jab.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Kid attempts a counter takedown but Drake avoids it well and moves away.
Drake 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.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kid changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kid dives in for a single leg takedown but Drake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Drake prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jah Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kid wants a takedown but no success here.
Kid is looking for a takedown.
Kid jumps guard but Drake stands there with Kid around his waist. Kid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drake smiles and moves away.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Kid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JD Drake!
Our winner, JD Drake, 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.
The defeated Jah Kid had this to say: 'Its easy to win when your cheating'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 336 p4p, 391 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 21 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Panda is predictable there
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is looking to get back to is feet but Cortez passes into side control.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cortez is putting a hurting on Panda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Panda is letting Cortez control him for a moment.
Panda keeps Cortez under control for a moment.
Panda is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Cortez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Panda regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cortez is working away from the top position though.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panda defending well though.
Panda wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cortez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Panda tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Panda is still trying to improve position.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Panda holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Cortez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Panda defends it.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Panda won't allow it.
Panda taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez wants to free his trapped foot but Panda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Panda is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Panda avoid being mounted?
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
Cortez is keen to just control but Panda is a slippery customer.
Panda wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez throwing shots but Panda is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez is working for a submission of some sort.
Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panda's head.
Cortez wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Panda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Panda defends it well.
Panda keeping control of the position.
Panda is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cortez wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Panda gets back to full guard.
Panda working a defensive guard but Cortez passes into half guard.
Panda is trying to control but can't.
Cortez throwing shots but Panda is blocking nicely.
Panda is trying to control but can't.
Cortez working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cortez passes to side control.
Panda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Panda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panda.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panda tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panda to the ground. Panda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
KT Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panda.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panda.
Panda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panda connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
Panda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
KT Panda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Panda avoids nicely.
Panda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Panda, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Panda against the cage but Panda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panda walks into a jab.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panda.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Panda scores with a body shot.
Panda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortez rather than just go for the knockout.
Panda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Panda digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Panda had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Panda is trying to keep an underhook but Cortez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panda is controlling Cortez's trapped leg to prevent Cortez from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Panda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cortez.
Panda holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Panda is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Panda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Panda slips under a jab from Cortez.
Panda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panda scores with a hook.
Panda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda wants to counter with a clinch but Cortez pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Panda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a low kick, right behind Cortez 's knee.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cortez throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Panda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panda misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez digs a good hook to Panda's body.
Panda misses the jab.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Panda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Panda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Panda clinches with his opponent.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants a takedown.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Panda lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez is looking for a takedown.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Panda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panda presses Cortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
KT Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 104 p4p, 488 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 13 p4p, 47 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. Nickel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TISM - Greg the Stop Sign kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
Nickel defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kersikov clobbers Nickel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
A combination from Nickel does no damage.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Nickel's legs.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Nickel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kersikov with a body shot.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Nickel lands a slapping body shot.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickel is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Nickel.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Nickel scores with a hook.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickel throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Nickel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Nickel.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nickel throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov slips a jab from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nickel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nickel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickel throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickel! But no joy.
Nickel walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Nickel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Nickel misses with an uppercut
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nickel throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Nickel only half commits.
Kersikov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Nickel saw that one coming.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Nickel throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Nickel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Nickel.
A bone on bone clash there as Nickel blocks the leg kick.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Nickel lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Nickel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nickel.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Nickel.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickel! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nickel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Nickel saw it coming and moves away.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nickel throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
Nickel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Kersikov moves out of range as Nickel strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Nickel misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickel's knee momentarily.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickel is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Kersikov 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.
Nickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickel defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Nickel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel walks into a jab.
Nickel throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Nickel. Beautiful body shot.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nickel momentarily.
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!
Nickel digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Nickel is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nickel just manages to avoid it.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Nickel moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Nickel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Nickel was not able to check.
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel misses with a two punch combination.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Nickel avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickel! But no joy.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Nickel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Nickel avoids the punch easily.
Nickel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Nickel lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Nickel throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
Nickel throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kersikov.
Nickel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Nickel moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Nickel saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Nickel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kersikov takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Nickel misses with a hook.
A jab from Kersikov finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boyko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nickel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Nickel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Nickel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
Nickel loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nickels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nickel throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nickel.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov tried to counter with a leg kick but Nickel avoided it.
Nickel staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Nickel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Nickel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
Nickel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nickel lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
Nickel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Nickel.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Nickel misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Nickel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nickel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
Nickel throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
Nickel throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov scores with the left hand. Nickel knows he should have avoided that one.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickel feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Nickel moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov pushes Nickel away with a front kick.
Nickel misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kersikov cracks Nickel with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Nickel.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Nickel staying out of range there.
Nickel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Nickel's ribs.
Nickel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov thinks about countering with a body kick.
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 Boyko Kersikov.
Well Kersikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
Our winner, Boyko Kersikov, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 472 p4p, 746 weight class) and Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 69 p4p, 112 weight class). Nicoletta has chosen For Once In My Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Mumba.
It looks like Casimiro Nicoletta has been cut.
Nicoletta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mumba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicoletta's hands.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mumba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicoletta.
Nicoletta looks to land a right hand but Mumba moved out of range.
Mumba cracks Nicoletta on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nicoletta falls backwards against the cage. Mumba follows up with more strikes that drop Nicoletta to his knees. Mumba keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nicoletta! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwawi Mumba!
An out of breath Kwawi Mumba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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