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GKNY 107 - Durden vs Tsoi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Morris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Morris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Morris backing up. Morris nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morris.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Morris looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Morris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
We've been informed that Morris 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.
Morris misses with the combination.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Morris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Morris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morris throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Morris throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Morris cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Morris connects with a nice looking jab.
Morris throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson works Morris's body with a nice hook.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Jackson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Morris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Morris.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooh!!! Jackson has knocked Morris down with a huge combo! Jackson steps away and waves a wobbly Morris back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Morris is rocked!
Jackson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Morris drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jackson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Morris's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Jackson!
Mike Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Cheberyachko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheberyachko has chosen Percival - Sargon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artyom Cheberyachko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fellows ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
Fellows was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheberyachko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fellows counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cheberyachko lands with a right hand.
Fellows takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheberyachko throws an overhand right that lands on Fellows's shoulder, as Fellows tries to avoid the shot.
Cheberyachko lands a nice hook to Fellows's body. Fellows takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fellows. That's going to slow Cheberyachko down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheberyachko. Fellows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheberyachko lands a nice shot that snaps Fellows's head back.
Cheberyachko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheberyachko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Cheberyachko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheberyachko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fellows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheberyachko throws a lazy uppercut
and Fellows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fellows jabs at Cheberyachko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheberyachko throws a combination that misses
and Fellows counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fellows.
Fellows lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Artyom Cheberyachko has been cut.
Fellows lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheberyachko backwards.
Cheberyachko working aggressively here.
Fellows throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheberyachko takes a shot to the head.
Fellows lands with a right to the head.
Fellows avoiding damage.
Cheberyachko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fellows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheberyachko.
Fellows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheberyachko's elbow.
Cheberyachko misses with some punches.
Cheberyachko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Cheberyachko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheberyachko scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fellows lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheberyachko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fellows misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheberyachko connects with the punch.
Cheberyachko throws the left hand but Fellows avoids the punch easily.
Fellows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Fellows throws a push kick but Cheberyachko slaps the foot to one side.
Fellows dodges the punch combination from Cheberyachko.
Fellows moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Cheberyachko.
Fellows misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fellows moves away from the strike by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko swings widly with a right hand
and Fellows counters with a three punch combo that has Cheberyachko backing up. Cheberyachko nods at Fellows to acknowledge the strikes.
Fellows slips under a jab from Cheberyachko.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Cheberyachko avoided it.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that Fellows ducks under and follows up with a left that Fellows also avoids with ease.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Fellows seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cheberyachko lands with a cross.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fellows.
It looked like Fellows wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fellows.
Fellows throwing a counter right hand but Cheberyachko manages to avoid it.
Fellows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fellows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cheberyachko looks to land a right hand but Fellows moved out of range.
Fellows throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cheberyachko avoids it.
Fellows throws out a leg kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range and Fellows only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Cheberyachko as he connects with a hook.
Fellows closes the distance and clinches.
Cheberyachko avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheberyachko avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows digs a right hand underneath Cheberyachko's ribcage. Cheberyachko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fellows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fellows throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheberyachko managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheberyachko misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheberyachko wants to get back to striking at distance but Fellows won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Fellows has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but Cheberyachko blocks with his arms.
Fellows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheberyachko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fellows.
Fellows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fellows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cheberyachko's defenses.
Fellows lands a damaging elbow.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheberyachko avoids the damage to the body.
Cheberyachko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fellows has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheberyachko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Cheberyachko lands a right hand.
Cheberyachko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheberyachko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fellows struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheberyachko controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artyom Cheberyachko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Cheberyachko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko scores with a punch to the head.
Fellows ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
Fellows half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fellows slips a jab and a cross from Cheberyachko.
Fellows has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cheberyachko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fellows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheberyachko cracks a nice hook into Fellows's ribs.
Fellows throws a body kick that misses.
Cheberyachko looks to throw the jab but Fellows is out of range.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that misses
and Fellows counters with a three punch combo that has Cheberyachko backing up. Cheberyachko nods at Fellows to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot.
Fellows is looking for a counter combo.
Cheberyachko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheberyachko scores with a one two! Fellows had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheberyachko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cheberyachko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheberyachko lands a jab to Fellows's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheberyachko at a distance.
Fellows throws the kick towards the body but Cheberyachko avoids it.
Cheberyachko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheberyachko connects with the punch.
Cheberyachko throws a right and a left that Fellows avoids nicely.
Artyom Cheberyachko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheberyachko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fellows misses with a body kick.
Cheberyachko misses with a body punch
and Fellows counters with a left and a right that stings Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fellows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Cheberyachko lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheberyachko scores with a shot to the body.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Cheberyachko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fellows is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cheberyachko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fellows, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fellows. That's going to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fellows tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheberyachko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fellows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheberyachko lands with a good body shot.
Fellows gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cheberyachko throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fellows counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko is breathing heavily.
Fellows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fellows throws a low kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range easily.
Cheberyachko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Cheberyachko misses with a hook. Fellows ducked under it nicely.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Fellows jabs Cheberyachko right on the nose. Cheberyachko blinks but takes it well.
Cheberyachko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheberyachko jabs at Fellows's body.
Fellows throws a low kick, looking for Cheberyachko's leg but Cheberyachko calmly moves out of range.
Fellows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheberyachko.
Nice defenses there by Fellows.
Fellows ducks right into an uppercut from Cheberyachko.
Danga de danga de dang - Fellows scores with a four punch combination!
Fellows moves out of range as Cheberyachko strikes.
Cheberyachko scores with a body shot.
Artyom Cheberyachko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Cheberyachko.
Fellows slips a straight right by Cheberyachko.
Fellows tries to clinch there but Cheberyachko circles away.
Cheberyachko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cheberyachko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A clash of legs there as Cheberyachko blocks the low kick.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fellows.
Cheberyachko lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheberyachko misses with a straight left.
Fellows avoids the body shot from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fellows moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fellows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheberyachko's efforts to push away.
Cheberyachko misses with a punch on the inside.
Fellows lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Cheberyachko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fellows throws a head kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fellows counters with a three punch combo that has Cheberyachko backing up. Cheberyachko nods at Fellows to acknowledge the strikes.
Fellows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cheberyachko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fellows tries to clinch up but Cheberyachko circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot
and Fellows counters with a left and a right that stings Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko is rocked!
Fellows staying out of range there.
Cheberyachko is still on wobbly legs! Can Fellows finish him?
Cheberyachko misses the body punch
and Fellows counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big left from Cheberyachko misses.
Fellows throws a big counter combination but Cheberyachko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fellows throws a low kick but Cheberyachko avoids it.
Cheberyachko scores with a hook to the body. Fellows takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheberyachko lands a lovely overhand right.
Cheberyachko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fellows.
Fellows went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fellows slips under a jab from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheberyachko throws out a loose jab but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fellows half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheberyachko avoids a kick to the body.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Fellows does no damage.
Fellows throws a push kick but Cheberyachko slaps the foot to one side.
Fellows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheberyachko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fellows slips a straight right by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko misses with a body punch
and Fellows counters with a leg kick.
Fellows moves away from the strike by Cheberyachko.
Fellows has Cheberyachko up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheberyachko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fellows's elbow.
Cheberyachko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheberyachko avoids it.
Nice body punch from Cheberyachko - that landed with a thud.
Cheberyachko wants to get back to striking at distance but Fellows won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fellows looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cheberyachko misses with a looping left.
Cheberyachko misses with a double jab
and Fellows counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that misses
and Fellows counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Fellows does no damage.
Cheberyachko throws out a loose jab but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheberyachko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fellows counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheberyachko throws out a loose jab but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fellows wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Cheberyachko misses its intended target.
Fellows throws a head kick that Cheberyachko semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheberyachko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cheberyachko misses with a straight right.
Fellows jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cheberyachko misses with a lunging right hand
and Fellows counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Cheberyachko misses
enabling Fellows to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Cheberyachko - just one landing.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that misses
and Fellows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fellows has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheberyachko finds it's way round the side to connect with Fellows's head.
Cheberyachko misses with a right hand
and Fellows counters with a leg kick.
Fellows is looking to wear down Cheberyachko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fellows lands with a nice body kick.
Fellows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheberyachko.
A counter left hand to the body from Fellows misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fellows. Cheberyachko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fellows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheberyachko throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fellows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheberyachko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheberyachko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fellows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fellows tried to counter with a leg kick but Cheberyachko avoided it.
Cheberyachko throws a shot from downtown. Fellows moves away and avoids it.
Fellows moves in looking to clinch but Cheberyachko pushes him off.
Cheberyachko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cheberyachko throws a hook but Fellows blocks it.
Cheberyachko misses with an uppercut.
Fellows seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Cheberyachko misses.
Fellows feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheberyachko throws an off balance right hand
and Fellows counters with a one-two to the body.
Cheberyachko scores with a hook to the body. Fellows takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fellows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Fellows lands a nice hook to Cheberyachko's body. Cheberyachko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Fellows showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheberyachko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hifives Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slam - By: Onyx. Bronson Hughes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hifives Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghost swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ghost 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.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Ghost checks it.
Ghost swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ghost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Ghost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ghost is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hughes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghost is looking to counter the offense by Hughes and move into the clinch.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghost moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes throws a jab when Ghost was well out of range.
Hughes swings for the body but Ghost moves out of range.
Ghost drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghost wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Hughes pulls Ghost in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ghost passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing that Ghost has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ghost controlling from the top position.
Ghost makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Ghost pushes his legs off easily.
Ghost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghost throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghost trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes working for submissions but it's allowed Ghost to get to half guard.
Hughes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghost throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Ghost is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Ghost throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Hughes is trying to keep Ghost in close.
Hughes working a defensive guard but Ghost passes into half guard.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ghost pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ghost in particular looking to stall.
Hughes is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ghost trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hughes looking for a triangle here. Ghost is fighting it but it looks tight! Hughes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ghost is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bronson Hughes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlo Bilous has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Bilous cracks the inside of Saunders's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilous.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bilous is looking to pass into half guard but Saunders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Saunders is in guard.
Saunders tries to stand but Bilous is controlling from the bottom.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Bilous trying to keep a closed guard but Saunders is proving a slippery customer.
Bilous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saunders is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders stays in close to Bilous's body and controls the position.
Bilous looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bilous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Bilous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.
Bilous is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders tries to get to full guard but Bilous has control of the leg.
Bilous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saunders defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is refusing to be controlled, as Bilous sits in half guard.
Bilous thows a huge punch but Saunders dodges it nicely.
Bilous is trying to control the action in half guard but Saunders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saunders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bilous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bilous working over Saunders with some ground and pound. Saunders looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saunders is in trouble now - Bilous has advanced to mount!
Saunders is squirming around, avoiding Bilous's attempts to control the action.
Bilous throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bilous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saunders hang on?
Bilous throwing strikes here but Saunders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bilous thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Saunders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bilous postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saunders looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous landing strikes from the mount.
Bilous landing strikes from the mount and Saunders is in trouble!
Bilous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bilous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saunders tries to lock up and control but Bilous gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bilous looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the head.
Bilous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saunders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bilous tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bilous lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilous.
Saunders throws a right hand that misses
and Bilous counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saunders won't be happy with that.
Bilous tries to score with some ground and pound. Saunders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bilous tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saunders is looking for a sweep.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saunders down.
Bilous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Bilous creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bilous working the ground and pound.
Saunders is not content to let Bilous control the position.
Bilous cracks Saunders with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous looks up at the clock and then as Saunders takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bilous smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bilous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saunders is looking to reverse the position.
Bilous tries to move to mount but Saunders blocks the move with his legs.
Saunders pushes Bilous away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bilous gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bilous in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bilous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to get back to his feet but Bilous drags him back down.
Saunders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bilous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bilous lands a few punches from side control.
Saunders tries to bench press Bilous off him but Bilous keeps the position.
Bilous working the ground and pound from side control.
Bilous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saunders down.
Saunders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saunders takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bilous is trying to ground and pound but Saunders uses the momentary lack of control by Bilous to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Bilous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bilous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bilous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bilous trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Bilous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bilous working Saunders over with strikes.
Bilous trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to control but can't.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Bilous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bilous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bilous trying to control from half guard but Saunders is working away.
Saunders has hold of Bilous's hands but Bilous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bilous throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bilous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saunders keeps working.
Bilous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saunders defending well though.
Saunders holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavlo Bilous dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bilous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bilous throws out a loose jab but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bilous.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Bilous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bilous.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Saunders has wrist control.
Bilous throws an elbow that misses. Saunders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bilous's guard. Nice move by Saunders!
Saunders slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pavlo Bilous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bilous trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bilous is proving hard to escape from.
Bilous is trying to hold Saunders in close to prevent damage but Saunders has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saunders tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bilous is looking to improve his position.
Bilous won't allow Saunders to pass to mount.
Ben Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saunders throwing shots but Bilous is blocking nicely.
Bilous tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Saunders has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bilous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bilous regains half guard.
Bilous gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilous has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Saunders is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bilous.
Bilous is letting Saunders control him for a moment.
Bilous is looking to regain half guard here but Saunders keeps moving and retains side control.
Bilous struggling a bit here.
Bilous is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bilous regains half guard.
Bilous trying to get back to full guard but Saunders takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bilous tries to reverse the position but Saunders maintains control.
Bilous is working hard here to advance position.
Saunders looking to control but Bilous is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilous working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Saunders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bilous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavlo Bilous!
Our winner, Pavlo Bilous, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Fagaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fagaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fagaro misses with a two punch combination.
We've been hearing reports that Fagaro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fagaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
Willis is looking for the big counter here.
Fagaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Fagaro misses with a wild body shot.
Willis has Fagaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Fagaro is leaning against Willis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Willis looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fagaro tries to pull guard but Willis holds him up against the cage and eventually Fagaro drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Willis.
Willis blocking some punches.
A short right from Willis on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fagaros head.
Willis can't find room to land a body shot as Fagaro controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagaro.
Fagaro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Fagaro misses.
As Fagaro backs off Willis throws a huge counter combo but Fagaro manages to avoid it all.
Fagaro misses with a takedown
and Willis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willis.
Fagaro tries to pull guard but Willis holds him up against the cage and eventually Fagaro drops back down to his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Fagaro.
Fagaro wants to break free but Willis has control.
Fagaro tries to pull guard but Willis won't allow it.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Willis to keep the fight standing.
Willis cracks Fagaro with a nice body shot.
Fagaro breaks the clinch.
Fagaro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fagaro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fagaro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Willis is looking to reverse the position.
Willis is trying to buck Fagaro off.
Willis wants to control but Fagaro postures up.
Fagaro trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Fagaro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Willis some visible discomfort.
Fagaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis tries to improve position but can't.
Willis is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Fagaro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fagaro prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fagaro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willis, who protects the arm well.
Fagaro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fagaro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Willis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willis can't do much from the bottom here.
Willis tries to escape but Fagaro is in control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willis wants to control but Fagaro postures up.
Fagaro slows the pace down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fagaro.
Fagaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagaro. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fagaro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Fagaro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fagaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fagaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Fagaro throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
Willis swings widly with a right hand
and Fagaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Fagaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Willis on the side of the head.
Fagaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Don Fagaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fagaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fagaro counters with a left and a right that stings Willis.
Fagaro misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Fagaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Fagaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fagaro.
Fagaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Fagaro is looking to counter punch.
Willis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fagaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro misses with a punch to the body.
Willis lands a right hand.
Fagaro breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Fagaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fagaro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fagaro shoots in looking for a takedown. Willis tries to sprawl out of it but Fagaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willis wants to counter with a clinch but Fagaro pushes him away.
Willis slips under a jab.
Fagaro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to clinch but Fagaro moves out of range.
Willis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fagaro connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fagaro scores with a nice right hand.
Fagaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dom Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fagaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Fagaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Fagaro misses the shot to the body.
Willis is looking for the big counter here.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Fagaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fagaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Willis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fagaro trying to control the position but instead, Willis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fagaro into the cage.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagaro.
Willis pushes Fagaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
Fagaro tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Willis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagaro.
Fagaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice left hand lands by Fagaro.
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!
Fagaro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis stops a takedown attempt from Fagaro.
Willis tries to work over Fagaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Willis misses with some punches.
Willis prevents Fagaro from breaking the clinch.
Fagaro misses with some punches.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fagaro avoids it.
Willis tries a body shot but Fagaro blocks it.
Fagaro wants to break free but Willis has control.
Willis working aggressively here.
Fagaro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Willis uses from the top position.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Fagaro is keeping the position.
Willis trying to control but Fagaro is working from the bottom.
Willis wanted to stand there but Fagaro had control of the position.
Fagaro looking to control.
Willis gets to his feet - Fagaro follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Fagaro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Fagaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fagaro gets a double leg takedown into Willis's guard.
Fagaro distracts Willis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Fagaro from controlling successfully.
Fagaro won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Willis wants to get back to his feet but Fagaro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Willis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fagaro presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagaro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fagaro lands with a left to the head.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to work over Fagaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fagaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fagaro tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fagaro wants a takedown but no success here.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fagaro backwards.
Willis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Willis misses with some punches.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fagaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.
Willis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fagaro regains guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fagaro holds on and takes a little breather.
Willis stands up from Fagaro's guard - Willis perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fagaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dom Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Fagaro.
Willis has Fagaro up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagaro.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fagaros head.
Fagaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fagaro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Willis is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Willis throws an elbow but it misses.
Fagaro blocks an uppercut.
Willis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis throws a head punch that misses.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Fagaro backwards.
Fagaro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Willis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis gets through Fagaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fagaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fagaro is rocked!
Willis lands with a right and another and another! Fagaro is in big trouble! Willis lands again and this time it's lights out for Fagaro! A quality knockout there for Willis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dom Willis!
Our winner, Dom Willis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
Letang slips under a jab.
McGregor misses with a kick to the body
and Letang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Letang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Letang fails to land.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
Letang moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor throws a head kick but Letang moves out of range.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Letang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Letang counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pierre Letang has been cut.
Letang cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor scores with a jab. Letang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Letang is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! McGregor has cracked Letang with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! McGregor lands another huge swinging hook and Letang tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Letang, before McGregor can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Connor McGregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamkhalaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC gets tackled into the cage by Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev maintains the clinch.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Shamkhalaev as the two fighters clinch.
Shamkhalaev struggles to land a body shot inside as MC controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MC creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev lands with a light punch inside.
Shamkhalaev lands with a light punch inside.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MC takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamkhalaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamkhalaev landing knees to the head.
MC misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamkhalaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MC lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
Shamkhalaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by MC.
A nice left hand lands by MC.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamkhalaev tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
MC lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MC blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MC avoids it.
MC connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamkhalaev's face.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
MC looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from MC.
Shamkhalaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamkhalaev blocks it with crossed arms.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
MC takes a shot to the head.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks with his arms.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MC tries a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
MC blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MC lands a damaging elbow.
MC lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MC struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing MC back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamkhalaev avoids the elbow strike from MC, against the cage.
MC missing with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
MC landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MC has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MC.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
That's time! Shamkhalaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamkhalaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hesa MC has been cut.
Still in the clinch, MC scores with a nice short uppercut.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
MC throws an elbow but it misses.
MC with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
MC lands an elbow inside.
MC tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC digs a right hand underneath Shamkhalaev's ribcage. Shamkhalaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamkhalaev won't want to take too many of those.
MC working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from MC.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MC working hard to break the clinch.
MC throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks with his arms.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but MC uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
A short right from Shamkhalaev on the inside.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but MC leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
MC comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short shot to the head.
MC scores with a shoulder strike.
MC misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shamkhalaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MC's elbow.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC lands an elbow that stopped Shamkhalaev in his tracks for a moment.
Shamkhalaev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hand.
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!
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
MC lands an uppercut.
A short right from MC on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamkhalaev.
MC misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC working Shamkhalaev over with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
Shamkhalaev takes a knee to the side of the body.
MC prevents a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
MC avoids the elbow strike from Shamkhalaev, against the cage.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamkhalaev avoids it.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamkhalaev is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but MC is having none of it.
MC throws a nice head kick!
Shamkhalaev punishes MC's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
MC has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shamkhalaev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shamkhalaev rushes MC and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev crunches a lovely knee into MC's ribcage.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev tries to work over MC's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
MC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from MC.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from MC.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
MC lands with a light punch inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike.
MC tries a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MC.
MC missing with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
MC avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
MC lands with a short shot to the head.
MC blocks an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MC missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Shamkhalaev.
MC lands an elbow inside that Shamkhalaev shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MC just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamkhalaev's brow.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MC scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MC lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Shamkhalaev.
MC is rocked!
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shamkhalaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev tries to land knees in the clinch but MC avoids the damage to the body.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shamkhalaev.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MC is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamkhalaev finish him?
MC takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamkhalaev tries a knee to the head but MC blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MC pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MC takes a shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MC lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from MC.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Hesa MC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MC misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamkhalaev, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
A relieved looking Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Boom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rhys Frazier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rhys Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Rhys Frazier has been cut.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Boom ducks right into an uppercut from Frazier.
Frazier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like DJ Boom has been cut.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a nice body shot.
Boom misses with a straight right.
DJ Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier throws a counter combo.
Boom throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier flicks out a counter leg kick but Boom steps away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier jabs at Boom's body.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boom.
Frazier wants to counter with a clinch but Boom pushes him away.
Frazier scores with the left hand. Boom knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom steps in with a hook that catches Frazier right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Boom follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Frazier looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Boom!
Our winner, DJ Boom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makar Vershinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makar Vershinin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makar Vershinin !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vershinin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brynjar has time to react.
A punch combination from Brynjar misses.
Brynjar doesn't manage to clinch there - Vershinin circles away.
Vershinin connects with a looping right hand.
A left lands for Vershinin .
Vershinin misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Brynjar misses its intended target.
Vershinin scores with a body shot.
Brynjar connects with a single shot there.
Vershinin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brynjar's calf.
Vershinin scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Nebojša Brynjar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vershinin keeps the fight on the outside.
Brynjar clinches up with Vershinin and pushes him back against the cage.
Brynjar tries to throw a body punch but Vershinin avoids it by throwing Brynjar back against the cage.
Vershinin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Vershinin working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vershinin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brynjar's elbow.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
Vershinin is pushing Brynjar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Brynjar.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vershinin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brynjar's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vershinin .
Vershinin prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Vershinin tries to throw a body punch but Brynjar avoids it by throwing Vershinin back against the cage.
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Brynjar.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vershinin throws an elbow but misses.
Brynjar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vershinin .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar slows down the pace here.
Vershinin blocks an uppercut.
Vershinin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vershinin throws an elbow but it misses.
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar misses with some punches.
Vershinin presses Brynjar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
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!
Vershinin misses with an elbow strike.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin throws an elbow that misses.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vershinin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brynjar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
Brynjar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brynjar fails to land.
Vershinin prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Brynjar dodges an elbow strike from Vershinin .
Brynjar leaning against his opponent.
Vershinin scores with a hook to the body.
Vershinin scores with a shoulder strike.
Brynjar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar wants to stall.
Brynjar misses with some punches.
Vershinin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vershinin .
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vershinin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Vershinin .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar misses with some punches.
Vershinin misses with an elbow strike.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vershinin lands a shot to the body.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vershinin .
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makar Vershinin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brynjar looks to land a right hand but Vershinin moved out of range.
Vershinin scores with a nice head shot.
Vershinin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brynjar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brynjar closes the distance and clinches.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vershinin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vershinin blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brynjar.
Brynjar blocks an elbow strike.
Brynjar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vershinin lands an elbow inside that Brynjar shrugs off.
Brynjar avoids the elbow strike from Vershinin , against the cage.
Brynjar misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brynjar takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Brynjar.
Vershinin throws an elbow that misses.
Nebojša Brynjar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brynjar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vershinin blocks an uppercut.
Vershinin throws a head punch that misses.
Vershinin tries to throw a body punch but Brynjar avoids it by throwing Vershinin back against the cage.
Vershinin struggles to land a body shot inside as Brynjar controls his hands.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Brynjar.
Vershinin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar is stalling here.
Brynjar blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Vershinin .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vershinin on the inside.
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
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!
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin lands a nice shot to the body.
Brynjar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vershinin s head.
Brynjar trying to stall but Vershinin improves his position.
Vershinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vershinin lands an elbow inside.
Vershinin blocking some punches.
Vershinin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vershinin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vershinin blocks a body shot from Brynjar.
I was talking to Brynjar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brynjar blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Vershinin .
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vershinin misses with an elbow over the top.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar tries to throw a body punch but Vershinin avoids it by throwing Brynjar back against the cage.
Vershinin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Vershinin blocks a body shot from Brynjar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vershinin .
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Vershinin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brynjar's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
Vershinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brynjar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Vershinin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vershinin throws a punch but it's blocked by Brynjar.
Brynjar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Vershinin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vershinin is keeping busy.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makar Vershinin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brynjar blocks the body kick.
Vershinin throws a sloppy body shot
and Brynjar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Vershinin .
A looping hook to the body misses from Vershinin . Brynjar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brynjar tries to counter by clinching up but Vershinin breaks away and moves out of range.
Vershinin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brynjar forces Vershinin back against the cage and clinches.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Vershinin .
Vershinin blocking some punches.
Vershinin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike.
Vershinin tries to work over Brynjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vershinin misses with some punches.
Brynjar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vershinin up against the cage.
Vershinin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Vershinin .
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Vershinin .
Brynjar stalling in the clinch.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vershinin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brynjar.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vershinin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vershinin working aggressively here.
Brynjar taking a breather.
Vershinin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vershinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Vershinin blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vershinin throws an elbow but misses.
Vershinin misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar blocks an elbow strike from Vershinin .
Brynjar takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vershinin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vershinin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brynjars head.
Brynjar avoids a wild elbow strike from Vershinin .
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Vershinin .
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Vershinin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vershinin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brynjar tries a body shot but Vershinin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar lands a right hand.
Brynjar blocks a body shot from Vershinin .
Brynjar trying to stall but Vershinin improves his position.
A short right from Vershinin on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vershinin lands a body punch.
Vershinin scores with a shot to the side of Brynjar's head.
Vershinin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brynjar or not.
Vershinin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brynjars head.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Brynjar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vershinin pushes Brynjar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vershinin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brynjar's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vershinin lands an elbow inside that Brynjar shrugs off.
Nebojša Brynjar's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Vershinin .
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar dodges an elbow strike from Vershinin .
Brynjar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vershinin is working Brynjar over against the cage.
Brynjar scores with a shot to the side of Vershinin 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makar Vershinin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brynjar feints a jab promting Vershinin to slip. Brynjar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vershinin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brynjar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Vershinin .
Brynjar misses with an uppercut
and Vershinin counters with a nice body shot.
Vershinin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brynjar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vershinin backs up against the cage.
Vershinin scores with a spinning back kick!
Vershinin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vershinin scores with a nice strike.
Vershinin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brynjar has Vershinin up against the cage in a clinch.
Brynjar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin misses with the head strike.
Vershinin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vershinin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vershinin misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
Vershinin throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vershinin lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Brynjar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brynjar tries to work over Vershinin 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brynjar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vershinin 's elbow.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vershinin .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vershinin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brynjars head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vershinin is leaning against Brynjar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brynjar controlling the action here for a moment.
Brynjar stalling in the clinch but Vershinin improves position.
Still in the clinch, Vershinin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Brynjar blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar scores with a shoulder strike.
Brynjar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
Vershinin misses with a body punch.
Brynjar takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
Vershinin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vershinin fails to land.
Brynjar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
Brynjar lands a left hand.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Vershinin controls the action.
Vershinin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vershinin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Vershinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vershinin .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brynjar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vershinin .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Vershinin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vershinin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Brynjar.
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
Vershinin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vershinin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vershinin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brynjar's elbow.
Vershinin blocks an uppercut.
Brynjar is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vershinin .
Vershinin 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Makar Vershinin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vershinin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brynjar doesn't seem bothered though.
Brynjar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vershinin throws the kick towards the body but Brynjar avoids it.
Vershinin misses with a body shot.
Vershinin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brynjar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brynjar tries to clinch up but Vershinin circles away and keeps his distance.
Vershinin sends Brynjar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vershinin is motioning to the referee to let Brynjar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Brynjar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Brynjar.
Oh Brynjar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vershinin seems to be stalking Brynjar here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Brynjar drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Makar Vershinin !
Makar Vershinin is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Makar Vershinin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Do Who Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life. Tsoi has chosen !!! as his entrance music. Do Who Tsoi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Durden's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Do Who Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsoi.
Durden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Durden there.
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Tsoi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsoi. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden moves away from the strike by Tsoi.
Tsoi takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Tsoi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tsoi connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoi misses the target.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Durden's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
Tsoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot.
Tsoi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tsoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Tsoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden throws a head kick that Tsoi semi-blocks.
Tsoi throws a shot to the body.
Durden looks to throw a body kick
and Tsoi counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsoi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tsoi scores with a body shot.
Tsoi 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden thinks about countering with a head kick.
A slow jab from Tsoi misses its intended target.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Durden off balance momentarily.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Tsoi off balance momentarily.
Tsoi takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi scores with a nice right hand.
Tsoi tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot.
Durden jabs at Tsoi's body.
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Tsoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Tsoi misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Tsoi tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
Tsoi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick
and Durden counters with a good low kick that Tsoi was not able to check.
Tsoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsoi lands a jab to the head.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsoi. Tsoi obviously looking to wear him down.
Durden checks a low kick from Tsoi.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
Durden lands with a cross.
Tsoi scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden cracks Tsoi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tsoi tries to land a leg kick but Durden saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Durden tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Who Tsoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durden throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsoi! But no joy.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsoi's hands.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Tsoi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tsoi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durden.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsoi misses with a body shot
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden tries to clinch but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi cracks the inside of Durden's front leg.
Durden connects with a leg kick. Tsoi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durden throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Tsoi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsoi.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durden might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi checks a low kick from Durden.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsoi misses.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Tsoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsoi tries to avoid it.
Durden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsoi's calf.
Durden moves forwards but Tsoi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a good low kick that Tsoi was not able to check.
Durden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Durden.
A big right from Durden misses.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Durden tries a low kick but Tsoi avoids it.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
As Tsoi backs away, Durden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden takes one to the chin there.
Durden throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Tsoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Durden misses.
Tsoi cracks Durden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tsoi lands a really nice looking cross but Durden seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Tsoi lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
Durden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick but Tsoi moved away.
Tsoi takes one to the chin there.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden works Tsoi's body with a nice hook.
Tsoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Durden.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
A combination from Durden does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tsoi checks it well.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Tsoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Durden misses with a leg kick.
Tsoi throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Do Who Tsoi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durden tries a low kick but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsoi's head backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tsoi - the referee stops the clock and Durden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tsoi. Durden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Durden.
Tsoi misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Durden swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Tsoi.
Tsoi cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Tsoi misses with the body kick
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Durden misses.
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
Tsoi lands with a right hand.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Tsoi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden scores with the left hand. Tsoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsoi throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsoi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Tsoi throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Tsoi scores with a nice head shot.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsoi lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Durden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsoi doesn't seem phased though.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden moves out of range as Tsoi throws a body kick.
Durden slips a straight right by Tsoi.
Durden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsoi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
Tsoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden backing away here, and Tsoi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden scores with a push kick.
Durden walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsoi lands an overhand right.
Durden is rocked!
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsoi.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
Tsoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsoi cracks the inside of Durden's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
Tsoi tries to move into range but Durden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsoi! But no joy.
Durden gets a clinch.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsoi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durden up against the cage.
Durden's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tsoi working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Do Who Tsoi just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi'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.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsoi blocks a jab.
Tsoi scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Tsoi swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tsoi staying out of range there.
Tsoi avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Tsoi throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Tsoi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsoi blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsoi misses with a body shot.
Durden misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsoi! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsoi is just out of range.
Durden throws a push kick but Tsoi slaps the foot to one side.
Durden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsoi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoi checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Durden misses.
Tsoi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tsoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsoi's sensitive parts.
Tsoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Durden if he has to take too many more of those.
Tsoi throws a right hand that misses
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Durden misses with a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a jab.
Durden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good work by Durden as he checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden motions for Tsoi to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Tsoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsoi is looking to land body kicks.
Tsoi cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsoi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Tsoi blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Tsoi scores with a body shot.
Tsoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tsoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
As Tsoi backs away, Durden returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tsoi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
And Tsoi responds with a good body kick, but Durden manages to step out the way in time.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden avoids the body shot from Tsoi.
Tsoi connects with a right hand. Durden shakes it off.
Durden checks a low kick from Tsoi.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Who Tsoi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Do Who Tsoi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Tsoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durden walks into a straight right hand from Tsoi.
Tsoi cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tsoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi scores with a nice head shot.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tsoi. Durden shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden sizes up Tsoi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durden swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Durden misses its target.
Tsoi scoring well with a low kick there.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Tsoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsoi throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Durden catches Tsoi right on the button with a cross.
Tsoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
Durden lands with a hook. Tsoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsoi misses the jab.
Tsoi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tsoi with a nice cross.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsoi.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Durden.
Do Who Tsoi 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.
Tsoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Tsoi.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Durden tries to clinch up.
Tsoi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Durden with a body shot.
Tsoi misses with a wild body shot.
Tsoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsoi thuds a left hand into Durden's body.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsoi lands a jab to Durden's midsection.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsoi throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tsoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durden's hands.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tsoi blocks the low kick.
Tsoi tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
Tsoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden tries to work over Tsoi's front leg with a kick but Tsoi checks it.
Tsoi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a straight left.
Tsoi thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden misses with a hook. Tsoi ducked under it nicely.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Durden tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsoi avoided it.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Tsoi's leg but Tsoi calmly moves out of range.
Tsoi wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
Durden digs a good hook to Tsoi's body.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Tsoi moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Who Tsoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsoi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
Do Who Tsoi is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Do Who Tsoi stared into the camera and said 'Bring it on, bitches!'.
The defeated Tyler Durden had this to say: 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.
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