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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kanchai Suya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toga Masotti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kanchai Suya's chin.
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanchai Suya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti throws a head kick but Suya moves out of range.
Masotti lands a jab to the head.
Suya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masotti has time to react.
Masotti rushes Suya and presses him up against the cage.
Suya lands with a right to the head.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Suya avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kanchai Suya has been cut.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suya swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti misses with an elbow strike.
Masotti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suya can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suya.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Suya blocks it.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti prevents a body shot from Suya.
Suya tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya lands a nice uppercut.
Masotti working Suya over with knees to the body.
Suya pushes Masotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Suya is breathing heavily.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suya is defending well for now.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suya as Masotti tries to tie him up.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suya misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
Masotti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Suya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masotti can turn it around.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Suya blocks with his arms.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Suya's ribcage.
Suya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suya avoids the elbow strike from Masotti, against the cage.
Come on Masotti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Suya can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Suya blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masottis head.
Suya throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Suya is blocking nicely.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suya landing knees to the body.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Suya lands an uppercut.
Masotti avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Suya scores with a shot to the side of Masotti's head.
Suya throws a head punch that misses.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suya working Masotti over with knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suya lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suya lands a left hand.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Suya is blocking nicely.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suya throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti takes a shot to the head.
Masotti avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Suya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masotti blocks a body shot from Suya.
Suya tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Suya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
Suya lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suya.
Suya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
A short left from Suya.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it.
Suya struggles to land a body shot inside as Masotti controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanchai Suya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanchai Suya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suya is looking to clinch but Masotti is avoiding it.
Masotti darts in and clinches Suya up against the cage.
Suya lands a good knee to the midsection. Masotti won't want to take too many of those.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masotti is defending well for now.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Suya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Suya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya misses with some punches.
Suya managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Masotti lands a nice elbow.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Suya pushes Masotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masotti is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suya tries a knee to the head but Masotti blocks it.
Masotti is breathing heavily.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suya lands a left hand.
Masotti taking a breather.
Suya avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suya.
Suya misses with some punches.
Suya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Suya managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Suya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Suya tries a body shot but Masotti blocks it.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Suya is leaning against Masotti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suya tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suya.
Suya throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
Suya scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suya.
Suya pushes Masotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suya lands with a light punch inside.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Suya misses with the head strike.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Masotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands with a short shot to the head.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suya is keeping busy.
Suya landing knees to the body.
Suya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Suya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suya lands a nice uppercut.
Suya gets through Masotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suya connects with a knee to the head.
Suya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suya trying to land knees 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!
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Suya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masotti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Suya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suya misses with the head strike.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masotti blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanchai Suya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masotti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masotti working Suya over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suya blocks it with crossed arms.
Suya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suya managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suya avoids it.
Suya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masotti can do to turn this around?
Suya throws a head punch that misses.
Suya scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suya lands a body shot.
Masotti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanchai Suya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanchai Suya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suya fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masotti. Suya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Suya.
Suya closes the distance and clinches.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Masotti working Suya over with knees to the body.
Masotti lands a nice elbow.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suya managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Suya avoids the damage to the body.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Suya tries to throw a body punch but Masotti avoids it by throwing Suya back against the cage.
Suya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suya managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masotti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suya.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Suya lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Suya.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Masotti avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Suya on the inside.
Suya gets through Masotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suya lands an uppercut.
Suya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya landing knees to the body.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Suya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suya is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Suya.
Suya throws a head punch that misses.
Toga Masotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands with a left to the head.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Suya.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suya obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suya's face.
Suya tries to throw a body punch but Masotti avoids it by throwing Suya back against the cage.
Suya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suya pushes Masotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Suya.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Suya avoids the damage to the body.
Suya working Masotti over with knees to the body.
Masotti takes a shot to the head.
Suya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suya.
Suya landing knees to the body.
Suya lands with a right to the head.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masotti avoids it.
Masotti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Suya is blocking nicely.
Suya being controlled against the cage.
Suya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suya.
Suya misses with a punch to the body.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Suya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masotti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masotti avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Suya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suya scores a nice knee to the body.
Suya scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Suya.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Suya crunches a lovely knee into Masotti's ribcage.
A short right from Suya.
Suya struggles to land a body shot inside as Masotti controls his hands.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Suya on the inside.
Suya lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suya scores with a shot to the side of Masotti's head.
Suya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
A short left from Suya.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanchai Suya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suya, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanchai Suya!
A very excited looking Kanchai Suya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mees Metsast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Van Der Sluijs finds it's way through Metsast's defenses.
Metsast misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a hook. Metsast tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Metsast misses the jab.
Van Der Sluijs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Metsast.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metsast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs moves away.
Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Metsast with a good jab.
Metsast gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metsast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Metsast scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metsast using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Van Der Sluijs 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.
Van Der Sluijs misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Metsast.
Van Der Sluijs looks winded!
Van Der Sluijs blocks an elbow strike from Metsast.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Metsast is keeping busy.
Metsast throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metsast lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Metsast throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metsast taking a breather.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metsast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Metsast misses.
Mees Metsast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metsast thuds his right hand into Van Der Sluijs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like James Van Der Sluijs has been cut.
Metsast fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metsast.
Metsast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a hook.
Metsast throws a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Van Der Sluijs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Metsast swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metsast throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sluijs moves out of range easily.
Metsast throws the left hand but Van Der Sluijs avoids the punch easily.
Metsast tries to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it.
Van Der Sluijs is looking for the big counter here.
Van Der Sluijs dodges the punch combination from Metsast.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a head kick.
Metsast lands a two punch combo.
Metsast throws a jab when Van Der Sluijs was well out of range.
Metsast throws a wild body kick that Van Der Sluijs sees coming a mile off.
Metsast lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Metsast throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Metsast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Der Sluijs at a distance.
Van Der Sluijs thows a body kick. Metsast tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Metsast.
James Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Sluijs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metsast gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metsast lands a right hand.
Metsast leaning against his opponent.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stall.
A short right from Metsast on the inside.
Metsast gets through Van Der Sluijs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Metsast missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Metsast as Van Der Sluijs tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Metsast.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metsast lands a body shot in the clinch.
Metsast working Van Der Sluijs over with knees to the body.
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!
Metsast with a knee to the head.
Metsast pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Der Sluijs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Metsast has Van Der Sluijs pushed against the cage.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Der Sluijs is defending well for now.
Metsast landing knees to the head.
Van Der Sluijs is rocked!
Metsast lands a big right hand that drops Van Der Sluijs! The killer instinct kicks in and Metsast finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Metsast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mees Metsast!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov comes into the arena with "Fade to Black" by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Yu counters with a nice leg kick.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Nazarov as he checks the leg kick.
Yu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu is looking for the big counter here.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nazarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Yu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu pulls Nazarov in close to prevent any damage.
Nazarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Yu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nazarov is in close to Yu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
Yu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yu has control of Nazarov's left arm, preventing Nazarov from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nazarov stopping the sweep attempt from Yu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nazarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarov shoots in looking for a takedown. Yu tries to sprawl out of it but Nazarov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu.
Nazarov misses with a right hand
and Yu counters with a straight right hand.
Yu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarov missing with a left hand there. Yu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nazarov lands a jab to Yu's midsection.
Nazarov swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Nazarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yu is looking to slow Nazarov down with leg kicks.
Yu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nazarov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yu has time to react.
Nazarov has a takedown stuffed.
Nazarov feints and as Yu raises his hands in defense, Nazarov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yu holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yu is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Nazarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nazarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarov with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Yu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nazarov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yu - the referee stops the clock and Nazarov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yu. Nazarov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nazarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu flicks out a counter leg kick but Nazarov steps away.
Nazarov cracks Yu with an open hand slap.
Nazarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu throws a push kick but Nazarov slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarov attempts a counter takedown but Yu avoids it well and moves away.
Yu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov backing away here, and Yu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick but Nazarov checks it.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu slips a jab from Nazarov.
A shot to the body from Nazarov misses
and Yu counters with a leg kick.
Nazarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yu swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Yu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Yu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazarov.
Nazarov attempts a counter takedown but Yu avoids it well and moves away.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nazarov looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Bai Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu stuffs the takedown attempt from Nazarov. Nazarov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Yu. No joy for Nazarov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Nazarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nazarov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yu with a jab.
Nazarov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yu wants to slow Nazarov down by chopping away at his legs.
Vadim Nazarov is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Nazarov feinted with a counter takedown.
Nazarov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut
and Yu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nazarov's knee momentarily.
Yu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazarov. That did some damage!
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Nazarov cracks Yu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu staying out of range there.
Yu scores with a push kick.
Nazarov fails with a takedown attempt.
Yu throws a big counter head kick but Nazarov avoids it with no problem.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarov checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu feints and then cracks Nazarov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarov down.
Yu misses with a body kick.
Yu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range and Yu settles back down.
Nazarov misses with a takedown attempt - Yu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nazarov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yu - the referee stops the clock and Nazarov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yu. Nazarov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yu. Yu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Yu.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bai Yu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nazarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu counters with a nice leg kick.
Yu throws a front kick aimed at Nazarov's knee but Nazarov avoids it well.
Yu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarov.
Yu tries a quick counter leg kick but Nazarov is wise to it.
Yu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nazarov's calf.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
Yu walks into a straight right hand from Nazarov.
Nazarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nazarov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nazarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nazarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Yu has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarov throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
Yu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nazarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nazarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazarov scores with a nice right hand.
Nazarov lands a jab to the nose.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Yu throws a chopping leg kick but Nazarov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nazarov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nazarov showed some decent athleticism there.
Nazarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nazarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yu is pressing down on Nazarov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarov throws a strike but Yu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov managing to control the position.
Yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yu won't allow Nazarov to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Nazarov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nazarov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Nazarov!
Our winner, Vadim Nazarov, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. Ben Dobson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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261 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
62 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Stehling tries to score with a low kick but Dobson moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Dobson.
Stehling has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Stehling.
Stehling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stehling.
Dobson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dobson lands a leg kick that knocks Stehling off balance momentarily.
Stehling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stehling throws a body shot but no joy.
Dobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stehling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stehling throws the left hand but Dobson avoids the punch easily.
Stehling misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses.
Dobson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stehling wants to counter the offense by Dobson and move into the clinch position.
Dobson throws an overhand right that lands on Stehling's shoulder, as Stehling tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Dobson. Beautiful body shot.
Stehling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stehling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dobson misses with a hook. Stehling ducked under it nicely.
Dobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stehling keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dobson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stehling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stehling moves away.
Stehling is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dobson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stehling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stehling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stehling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stehling.
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!
Stehling checks a low kick from Dobson.
Stehling catches Dobson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Dobson to the canvas!
Dobson is rocked!
Dobson working a defensive guard but Stehling manages to pass into side control anyway.
Oh Dobson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dobson is looking to regain half guard here but Stehling keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson manages to get back to half guard.
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stehling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stehling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stehling throwing shots but Dobson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stehling's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stehling's back!
Stehling looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Stehling tries to escape but Dobson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stehling is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stehling is trying to reverse the position but instead Dobson has taken his back - oops!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dobson controlling the positon.
Dobson continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Dobson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Stehling wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling trying to control the position but Dobson manages to sink in the hooks.
Dobson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stehling.
Dobson wants to control but Stehling is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dobson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stehling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Dobson is just out of range.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stehling manages to avoid it.
Stehling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stehling.
Stehling stuns Dobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dobson.
Stehling is looking to land body kicks.
Dobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stehling's calf.
Dobson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dobson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stehling throws a low kick but Dobson avoids it.
Dobson drops Stehling with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stehling looks back up at him and smiles so Dobson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.
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!
Stehling is looking to land body kicks.
Dobson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dobson with a jab.
Stehling throws a leg kick but Dobson checks it.
A quick step to the side and Dobson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dobson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stehling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dobson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling closes the distance and clinches.
Stehling throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobson.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Dobson controls the action.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Stehling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stehling blocks a body shot from Dobson.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Dobson is trying to break the clinch but Stehling is controlling him.
Stehling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobson jabs Stehling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stehling is looking to clinch.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Stehling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stehling throws a jab when Dobson was well out of range.
Stehling throws a head kick that misses.
Dobson half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with a left hand
and Dobson counters with an inside leg kick.
Stehling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dobson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dobson scores with a nice head shot.
Dobson lands a big uppercut and Stehling crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stehling looks OK. Dobson waves Stehling back to his feet!
Stehling is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dobson checks it well.
Stehling is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobson finish him?
Stehling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dobson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dobson walks into a jab.
Dobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stehling.
Dobson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dobson staying out of range there.
Stehling seems to have recovered his senses.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobson. Stehling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stehling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dobson's hands.
Dobson is looking to chop away at Stehling's legs.
Stehling misses with an uppercut
and Dobson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Dobson is just out of range.
Dobson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dobson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Dobson catches Stehling right on the button with a cross.
Stehling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dobson on the side of the head.
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with a low kick.
Stehling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stehling swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dobson cracks Stehling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stehling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dobson finish him?
Stehling connects with a right hand. Dobson shakes it off.
Dobson lands a jab to Stehling's midsection.
Dobson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stehling sprawling to the canvas! Stehling rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dobson finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson fakes the body blow, causing Stehling to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Stehling goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Dobson!
After winning the bout, Ben Dobson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko has chosen Fedor Entrance Music as his entrance music. Feodor Shemelianenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Borden Chantry's chin.
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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 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chantry is out of range and Shemelianenko settles back down.
Chantry looks to land a combination. Shemelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Chantry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shemelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Shemelianenko.
Chantry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chantry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chantry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Chantry misses.
Jab from Shemelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Chantry misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chantry. Shemelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chantry misses with a jab to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Chantry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shemelianenko.
Chantry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chantry is looking for a counter combo.
Shemelianenko lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Chantry should have avoided that one.
Shemelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shemelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Chantry blocks it.
Shemelianenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Chantry misses.
Chantry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shemelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Chantry avoids it easily.
Chantry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shemelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shemelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Chantry throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Chantry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borden Chantry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Shemelianenko is just out of range.
Shemelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Chantry does no damage.
Shemelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Chantry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shemelianenko checks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shemelianenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chantry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chantry tried to score with a low kick but Shemelianenko checks it.
Shemelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shemelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shemelianenko, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Chantry.
Shemelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko throws a right hand that Chantry ducks under and follows up with a left that Chantry also avoids with ease.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Shemelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Chantry had a free shot at his head there.
Chantry moves in looking to clinch but Shemelianenko pushes him off.
Shemelianenko throws a body punch but Chantry moves out of range.
Shemelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chantry is looking to clinch.
Chantry throws a low kick, looking for Shemelianenko's leg but Shemelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Shemelianenko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shemelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chantry.
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Chantry.
Chantry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chantry connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Feodor Shemelianenko's cut even more.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Chantry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chantry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chantry looks to land a right hand but Shemelianenko moved out of range.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chantry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chantry throws a body punch but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Chantry looks to land a right hand but Shemelianenko moved out of range.
Shemelianenko cracks the inside of Chantry's front leg.
Shemelianenko with a hook.
Chantry blocks a jab.
Chantry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shemelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Chantry throws a leg kick but Shemelianenko moved away.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Chantry tried to counter with a leg kick but Shemelianenko avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shemelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chantry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shemelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Chantry throws a head kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Chantry slips under a jab.
Shemelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shemelianenko misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Chantry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shemelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Chantry misses with a low kick.
Shemelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chantry. Chantry obviously looking to wear him down.
Chantry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chantry moves out of range of the body kick from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko with a jab.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Chantry.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shemelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chantry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Chantry scores with a jab 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!
Chantry throws a hook but Shemelianenko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chantry's calf.
Chantry lands the left hand.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Chantry.
Shemelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chantry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Chantry.
Shemelianenko throws out a counter right but Chantry avoids it with no problem.
Shemelianenko jabs at Chantry's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chantry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shemelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Feodor Shemelianenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shemelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Shemelianenko catches Chantry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Chantry doesn't manage to clinch there - Shemelianenko circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chantry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch but Chantry is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Chantry swings for the body but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Shemelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chantry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shemelianenko avoids the body shot from Chantry.
Shemelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Chantry, looking for a takedown. Shemelianenko pushes Chantry against the cage but Chantry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Shemelianenko - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Shemelianenko.
Chantry is looking to control Shemelianenko's arms but Shemelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chantry has his back to the cage.
A short right from Shemelianenko on the inside.
Chantry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chantry tries to break the clinch but Shemelianenko is controlling the position.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
Chantry is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Chantry gets through Shemelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chantry trying to control the position but instead, Shemelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chantry into the cage.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Shemelianenko misses with some punches.
Shemelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shemelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chantry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shemelianenko can turn it around.
Chantry manages to break the clinch.
Shemelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chantry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shemelianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chantry scrambles back to his feet.
Shemelianenko misses with a straight left.
Chantry throws a good cross that connects.
Shemelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chantry's sensitive parts.
Chantry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shemelianenko.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Shemelianenko slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chantry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shemelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chantry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shemelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chantry, right into the meat.
Shemelianenko lands a body shot.
Shemelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chantry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shemelianenko throws a right and a left that Chantry avoids nicely.
Chantry throws out a loose jab but Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shemelianenko's head backwards.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Chantry moves out of range.
Shemelianenko throws a jab when Chantry was well out of range.
Shemelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantry moves in looking to clinch but Shemelianenko pushes him off.
Chantry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shemelianenko's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Feodor Shemelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko'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. This is the final round!
Shemelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Chantry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shemelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Feodor Shemelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shemelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chantry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chantry throws a sloppy head kick and Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Chantry misses.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Chantry moves out of range.
Shemelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry throws a big shot that misses.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch but Chantry is having none of it.
Chantry blocks a head kick by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Chantry. Those never looked like landing.
Chantry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chantry throws a push kick but Shemelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shemelianenko! But no joy.
Chantry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shemelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chantry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry scores with a head kick. Shemelianenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chantry moves into the clinch.
Chantry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shemelianenko cracks Chantry with a nice body shot.
Shemelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Chantry blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Shemelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chantry trying to control the position but instead, Shemelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chantry into the cage.
Shemelianenko just leaning against Chantry, taking a breather.
Chantry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantry controls his hands.
Shemelianenko pushes Chantry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Shemelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Shemelianenko has Chantry pressed against the cage.
Feodor Shemelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand.
Shemelianenko lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chantry.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shemelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chantry is rocked!
Shemelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Oh Chantry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantry.
Shemelianenko is working Chantry over against the cage.
Shemelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chantry smiles and moves away.
Shemelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Chantry seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands with a straight right. Chantry didn't see that one coming.
Chantry throws a nice looking combination but Shemelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Shemelianenko.
Chantry misses with an uppercut. Shemelianenko saw that one coming.
Shemelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chantry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shemelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry is looking to counter punch.
Shemelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chantry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shemelianenko cracks the inside of Chantry's front leg.
Borden Chantry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shemelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shemelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chantry momentarily.
Chantry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shemelianenko. That's going to slow Chantry down.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Shemelianenko.
Chantry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shemelianenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shemelianenko misses with a double jab.
Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Chantry's head.
Shemelianenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chantry is able to avoid easily.
Chantry misses with a looping left.
Shemelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chantry.
Shemelianenko with a hook.
Chantry tries to clinch up but Shemelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Chantry misses with a hook. Shemelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Chantry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Chantry avoids them all with ease.
Shemelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chantry throws out the jab.
Chantry throws a low kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
Chantry catches Shemelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chantry clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feodor Shemelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shemelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feodor Shemelianenko!
A relieved looking Feodor Shemelianenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mars's choice of entrance music: Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Vincent Mars acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Mars has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mars throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Mars with a jab.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Mars drops his shoulder and cracks Curry with a huge uppercut! Curry goes down! Can Mars finish him?
Curry is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mars wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mars wants to control from the top but Curry keeps moving.
Curry is pulling down on Mars's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mars not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mars postures up in Curry's guard and throws a big left but Curry blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Curry trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mars motions for Curry to come forward. Mars throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mars lands a jab to the nose.
Mars tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mars misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mars feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry throws a front kick aimed at Mars's knee but Mars avoids it well.
Mars ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry is looking to chop away at Mars's legs.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curry.
Curry avoids the head kick by Mars.
Mars throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Curry is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Mars finds it's way through Curry's defenses.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mars checks a leg kick.
Mars lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
Mars tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mars scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Curry throws a jab when Mars was well out of range.
Curry is looking to clinch but Mars is avoiding it.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Mars.
Mars lands a left and a right that sends Curry crashing to the canvas! Mars dives into mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mars tries to pass to full mount but Curry defends it.
Curry wants to get back to full guard.
Curry wants to control but Mars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curry is not content to let Mars control the position.
Curry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mars's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mars's back!
Curry trying to control momentarily.
Mars tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Curry wants to take Mars's back here but Mars is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Curry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Curry wants to control the pace but Mars is squirming around nicely.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Curry trying to control but Mars is having none of it.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Mars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Vincent Mars seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry lands an overhand right.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mars's corner calls for a 1-2. Mars obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mars keeps Curry at a distance using the push kick.
Curry blocks a head kick by Mars.
Mars tried to score with a low kick but Curry checks it.
Curry throws a push kick but Mars slaps the foot to one side.
Mars misses with a kick to the body.
Curry defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry walks into a straight right hand from Mars.
Mars scores with a body shot.
Curry blocks a leg kick.
As Mars looks to move away, Curry throws a big counter combo bu Mars just gets out of the way.
Mars moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Mars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mars lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mars throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mars catches Curry napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Curry to the canvas!
Oh Curry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arthur Curry's cut is getting worse.
Mars loads up on a big left hand. Curry felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mars looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Curry can't hide his disappointment, as Mars celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
After winning the bout, Vincent Mars thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Born Slippy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier misses with a straight left.
Franco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Portier ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Portier throws out a counter right but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Franco blocks a body shot from Portier.
Portier misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Portier stalling.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
Nice body punch from Portier - that landed with a thud.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Portier misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Portier tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portier keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Portier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Portier lands an overhand right.
Franco throws out a leg kick but Portier moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Portier misses the target.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Franco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Portier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portier blocks a head kick by Franco.
Portier wants to counter the offense by Franco and move into the clinch position.
Decent striking displayed by Franco there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Portier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Portier.
A little feinted left hand from Franco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Portier as he connects with a hook.
Franco throws out a leg kick but Portier moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
Portier flicks out a counter leg kick but Franco steps away.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Portier tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Portier wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Franco misses
and Portier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Franco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franco lands a jab.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier throws a leg kick
and Franco counters with a leg kick.
Portier rushes Franco and presses him up against the cage.
Portier scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco is working Portier over against the cage.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Portier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco thumps Portier with a low kick.
Portier tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Franco.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Portier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portier.
Franco avoids the body shot from Portier.
Portier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier is looking to clinch but Franco is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Portier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Begbie Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Portier closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Franco blocking some punches.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Portier.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
Portier pushes Franco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Portier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Portier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier lands with a right to the head.
Portier stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Linkin Portier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Portier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Franco as the two fighters clinch.
Portier trying to control the position but instead, Franco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Portier into the cage.
Portier blocks a body shot from Franco.
Portier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Portier.
Portier pushes Franco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Portier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco jabs at Portier's body.
Franco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franco throws a head kick but Portier moves out of range.
Franco connects with the punch.
Portier cracks Franco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Franco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Portier finds it's way round the side to connect with Franco's head.
Franco is rocked!
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Portier's head.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Portier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portier's head.
Portier defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
Portier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Portier cracks Franco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Portier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Portier circles away.
Franco throws a lazy right hand but Portier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Portier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Portier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Portier scores with a jab to the body.
Portier misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Portier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Portier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Portier wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Portier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Portier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Portier is looking to slow Franco down with leg kicks.
Franco cracks Portier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franco tries to score with a low kick but Portier moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Portier. That snapped Franco's head back.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portier manages to avoid it.
Portier throws out a counter right but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Portier motions for Franco to come forward. Portier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Portier takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Portier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier 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. This is the final round!
Portier takes one to the side of the head.
Portier checks a leg kick.
Franco misses the jab.
It looks like Franco has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Portier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Portier closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
Portier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Franco blocking some punches.
Portier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Portier looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Portier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco misses with a hook to the body
and Portier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Portier pushes Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Portier tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco takes a shot to the head.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Portier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Portier.
Portier lands a left hand.
Franco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Portier blocks a body shot from Franco.
Portier lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Portier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Portier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
A hook to the body from Portier.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Portier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Portier.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco throws a body punch but Portier moves out of range.
Portier cracks Franco with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Franco falls to his knees and Portier doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linkin Portier!
A relieved looking Linkin Portier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin has chosen Ratamahatta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Landon Austin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ron Burgundy's chin.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
Burgundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Austin.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burgundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgundy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgundy misses with a leg kick
and Austin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burgundy lands with a shot to the body.
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burgundy.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
Austin clobbers Burgundy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Austin tests Burgundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Austin cracks Burgundy with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgundy misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Austin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burgundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burgundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy blocks a head kick by Austin.
An inside leg kick lands from Austin.
Burgundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin blocks a head kick by Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the body.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgundy backing away here, and Austin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice cross by Austin.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin checks a low kick from Burgundy.
Austin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Burgundy blocks it well.
Burgundy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Austin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Burgundy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Austin tries to clinch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Austin blocks the body kick.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Austin.
Burgundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin lands with a cross.
Austin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgundy missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Austin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Austin connects with a looping right hand.
Austin connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Burgundy lands.
Austin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burgundy cracks Austin with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
Are you kidding me?! Burgundy ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Austin clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Turpin misses.
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Borschev saw that one coming.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
Turpin works Borschev's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Turpin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borschev doesn't seem phased though.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Borschev avoids it.
Turpin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turpin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Turpin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Borschev with a body shot.
Turpin throws a right hand that Borschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Borschev also avoids with ease.
Turpin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Turpin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Borschev throws a chopping leg kick but Turpin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borschev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borschev misses with a low kick as Turpin jumps back.
Turpin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Turpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borschev lands with a nice combination. Turpin backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Borschev is looking to chop away at Turpin's legs.
Turpin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turpin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
Turpin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Borschev sprawling to the canvas! Borschev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turpin finish him?!
Borschev is rocked!
Turpin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borschev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Borschev's belly button to the back.
Borschev is breathing heavily.
Turpin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turpin fakes the body blow, causing Borschev to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Borschev goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randolph Turpin!
A pretty intense looking Randolph Turpin took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato comes to the cage accompanied by I Want My Tears Back. Zivic has chosen La La Girl by Paffendorf as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato throws a jab when Zivic was well out of range.
Renato scores with a hook to the body. Zivic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zivic misses with a right hand
and Renato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Zivic misses.
We've been told by Renato's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zivic connects with the punch.
Zivic misses with a hook.
Zivic ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
The crowd cheers as Zivic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Renato doesn't seem phased though.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Zivic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zivic looks to land a right hand but Renato moved out of range.
Renato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zivic is looking to slow Renato down with leg kicks.
Zivic swings widly with a right hand
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zivic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zivic misses with a looping left.
Jab by Zivic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zivic.
Renato misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Renato's head.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Renato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zivic.
Zivic cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Zivic misses with a right hand
and Renato counters with a nice body shot.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zivic moves out of range as Renato strikes.
Zivic misses with a right hand
and Renato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zivic thinking.
Renato moves in looking to clinch but Zivic pushes him off.
Renato cracks a nice hook into Zivic's ribs.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Zivic wants to clinch but Renato slips to the side
and Renato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato lands a nice hook to Zivic's body. Zivic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Renato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zivic misses with a body shot
and Zivic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renato misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a lazy right hand but Zivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Zivic misses
and Renato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zivic tries a body shot but Renato blocks it.
Zivic pushes Renato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Renato blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a body punch.
Zivic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
Renato lands with a right to the head.
Zivic pushes Renato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Renato is breathing heavily.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Zivic lands a nice uppercut.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic lands a hook that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
Zivic cracks Renato with a nice body shot.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Renato blocks a body shot from Zivic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zivic finds it's way round the side to connect with Renato's head.
Zivic cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Zivic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Zivic. That snapped Renato's head back.
Zivic swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Renato slips a jab and a cross from Zivic.
Renato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zivic motions for Renato to come forward. Zivic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Renato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zivic blocks the body kick.
Zivic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Renato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zivic is out of range.
Zivic cracks the inside of Renato's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic throws a leg kick but Renato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic moves out of range of the strikes.
Zivic scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
Renato staying out of range there.
Renato slips a straight right by Zivic.
Renato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zivic closes the distance and clinches.
Renato lands with a left to the head.
Renato has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Renato jumps guard but Zivic stands there with Renato around his waist. Renato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Renato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zivic scores with a punch to the head.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renato looks to land a left hand but Zivic moved out of range nicely.
Zivic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zivic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renato at a distance.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Renato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zivic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Renato.
A left and a right from Zivic both land. Nice combination.
Zivic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Zivic loads up on a big right hand but Renato slips the punch.
Zivic blocks a jab.
Zivic scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Zivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Renato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zivic catches Renato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zivic misses with a left hand
enabling Renato to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zivic in his tracks.
Zivic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zivic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Renato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Renato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zivic connects with a looping right hand.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Zivic throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Renato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Renato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
A clash of legs there as Renato blocks the low kick.
Zivic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zivic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Renato throws a leg kick which misses Zivic's front leg but catches the back leg as Zivic tries to avoid it.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zivic stuns Renato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Renato throws a head kick but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic sizes up Renato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Renato checks a leg kick.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Zivic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Renato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Zivic backs away, Renato returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic misses with a left hand
and Renato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
A little feinted left hand from Renato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zivic throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Zivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Zivic connects with a right hand. Renato shakes it off.
Renato moves away from the strike by Zivic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renato slips a straight right by Zivic.
Renato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zivic throws out the jab.
Renato tries to counter by clinching up but Zivic breaks away and moves out of range.
Renato closes the distance and pushes Zivic back into the cage.
Renato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renato.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato blocking some punches.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
Renato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
Renato prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Renato pushes Zivic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Zivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renato.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zivic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Renato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Renato prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Renato throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic digs a right hand into Renato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Renato's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Zivic prevents a body shot from Renato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato misses with a body punch.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Renato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zivic ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Zivic tries to score with a low kick but Renato moves his leg out of the way.
Renato slips under a jab.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Renato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Renato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zivic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Renato backs up against the cage.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Renato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Zivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Nice shot by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Renato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zivic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato slips a straight right by Zivic.
It looked like Renato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Zivic throws a jab when Renato was well out of range.
Zivic lands with a straight right. Renato didn't see that one coming.
Zivic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
Good work by Zivic as he checks the leg kick.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic darts in and clinches Renato up against the cage.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
Zivic cracks Renato with a nice body shot.
Renato lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renato trying to control the position but instead, Zivic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Renato into the cage.
Zivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Renato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato wants to get back to striking at distance but Zivic won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zivic's brow.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Renato controls the action.
Zivic blocks a body shot from Renato.
Renato prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic tries to work over Renato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Renato lands a hook that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Zivic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Renato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renato lands a body punch.
Zivic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renato blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato lands a left hand.
Zivic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Renato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renato cracks Zivic with a nice body shot.
Renato can't find room to land a body shot as Zivic controls the action.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Renato.
Renato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zivic is defending well.
Renato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zivic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Renato breaks from the clinch.
Renato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renato.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Zivic.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Zivic. Beautiful body shot.
Zivic throws a shot from downtown. Renato moves away and avoids it.
Zivic lands the left hand.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Zivic misses
and Renato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zivic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zivic throws a shot to the body.
Zivic clinches.
Renato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic pushes Renato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Renato fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic really dominated that round.
That's time! Renato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zivic throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Zivic scores with a leg kick.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zivic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Renato scrambles back to his feet.
Zivic misses with a two punch combination.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Renato connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
Zivic lands with a good body shot.
Zivic misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Renato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Renato misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
Zivic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Renato slips under a jab from Zivic.
Nice body kick from Renato.
Zivic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Zivic finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Zivic misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Zivic moves in looking to clinch but Renato pushes him off.
Renato blocks a jab.
Zivic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Renato's head but Renato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Renato counters with a nice leg kick.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zivic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renato.
Renato scores with a nice head shot.
Renato defending well as Zivic loads up on a big left hand.
Zivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Zivic.
Renato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zivic.
Zivic misses the body punch
and Renato counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato scores with a body shot.
Renato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato feints and then cracks Zivic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zivic down.
Zivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zivic.
Zivic lands a nice shot that snaps Renato's head back.
Renato checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zivic.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic tries to clinch up but Renato circles away and keeps his distance.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Renato scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a lunging right hand
and Renato counters with a low kick, right behind Zivic 's knee.
Renato misses with a body shot.
Renato scores with a jab to the head.
Renato 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.
Zivic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Renato moves out of range as Zivic strikes.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Zivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Renato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Renato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Zivic takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zivic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zivic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Zivic takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Zivic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato lands a nice looking body shot.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Renato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zivic is able to avoid easily.
Zivic throws a leg kick
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Zivic was not able to check.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zivic's head.
Zivic lands with a nice body punch.
Renato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zivic if he has to take too many more of those.
Zivic looks to land a combination. Renato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Renato lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fritzie Zivic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Renato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic lands a glancing blow to the side of Renato's head.
Zivic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Zivic does it's job there.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Zivic wants to land a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Renato.
Nice shot by Renato.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
and Zivic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Renato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a lazy right hand but Zivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zivic takes one to the side of the head.
Zivic looks to land a left hand but Renato moved out of range nicely.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Renato is looking for a counter combo.
Renato looks to land a combination. Zivic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zivic connects with a looping right hand.
Renato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zivic looks to land a right hand but Renato moved out of range.
Zivic thuds a left hand into Renato's body.
Zivic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic tries to clinch up.
Zivic closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renato scores with a shot to the side of Zivic's head.
Renato lands with a short shot to the head.
Renato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Renato controls the action.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic tries to work over Renato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Renato works on Zivic's body with a couple of short punches.
Zivic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zivic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zivics head.
Renato lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
A right handed body shot lands from Renato.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Renato on the inside.
Renato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zivics head.
Renato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Renato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic presses Renato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short uppercut from Renato.
Renato is leaning against Zivic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Renato scores with a shot to the side of Zivic's head.
Renato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Renato pushes Zivic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic is rocked!
Renato lands with a right to the head.
Zivic is still on wobbly legs! Can Renato finish him?
Renato scores with a shot to the side of Zivic's head.
Renato mutters something to Zivic before pushing him back against the cage. As Zivic comes back towards him, Renato unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Zivic clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Tiago Renato was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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