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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Uzun (ranked 22286 p4p, 212 weight class) and Chael Ronnen (ranked 8353 p4p, 111 weight class). Uzun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Ronnen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronnen throws a combination that misses
and Uzun counters with an inside leg kick.
Uzun gets a takedown into half guard.
Uzun seems to be working for a kimura but Ronnen defends the submission attempt.
Uzun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzun lands strikes from half guard.
Uzun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Uzun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uzun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uzun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ronnen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uzun looks to land a strike but Ronnen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzun is looking to work some ground and pound but Ronnen has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzun working some strikes from top position.
Uzun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzun wants to pass the guard but Ronnen is keeping the position.
Uzun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uzun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uzun throws a strike but Ronnen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uzun looking for a guillotine here but Ronnen defends easily.
Ronnen works over Uzun with some ground and pound from guard.
Ronnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Bogdan Uzun has been cut.
Ronnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ronnen works over Uzun with some ground and pound from guard.
Uzun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ronnen defends it easily.
Ronnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ronnen lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ronnen wants to control from the top but Uzun keeps moving.
Ronnen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ronnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ronnen working some strikes from top position.
Bogdan Uzun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ronnen throws a strike but Uzun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uzun.
Uzun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzun postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ronnen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Uzun, into his guard.
Ronnen throws an elbow that misses. Uzun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ronnen's guard. Nice move by Uzun!
Uzun throws a strike but Ronnen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ronnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jeez, Bogdan Uzun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bogdan Uzun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chael Ronnen!
Chael Ronnen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Viteazul (ranked 3374 p4p, 392 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 4035 p4p, 449 weight class). Viteazul's entrance music is Capul lui Mihai Viteazul. A fine choice. Daniel Bornholm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihai Viteazul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm lands with a good body shot.
Viteazul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bornholm defends it nicely.
Bornholm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Viteazul scores with a takedown into Bornholm's guard.
Bornholm pulls Viteazul in close to prevent any damage.
Viteazul won't allow Bornholm to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm is controlling Viteazul's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Viteazul's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bornholm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Viteazul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bornholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm has momentary wrist control but Viteazul slips an elbow through the middle.
Bornholm pulls Viteazul in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bornholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viteazul is one step ahead there.
Bornholm is pulling down on Viteazul's head. It's preventing any offense from Viteazul, at least for the moment.
Bornholm will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bornholm is trying to control the position but Viteazul postures up.
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.
Bornholm pulls Viteazul in close to prevent any damage.
Bornholm striking off his back but it's not causing Viteazul any problems.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bornholm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Bornholm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bornholm throws a nice head kick!
Bornholm looks to land a body kick but Viteazul moved away.
Bornholm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viteazul's head backwards.
Bornholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viteazul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viteazul.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Viteazul checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bornholm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viteazul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bornholm throws a wild body kick that Viteazul sees coming a mile off.
Bornholm lands a big head kick that sends Viteazul to the canvas! Bornholm follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Bornholm!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Crompton (ranked 24064 p4p, 205 weight class) and Derek Rogan (ranked 2870 p4p, 126 weight class). Nick Crompton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Crompton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Rogan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crompton!
Rogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crompton, who protects the arm well.
Rogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crompton, who protects the arm well.
Rogan working away.
Rogan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rogan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crompton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rogan but great work by Crompton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crompton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rogan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rogan is looking for a triangle but Crompton pushes his legs off easily.
Rogan keeping full guard, as Crompton tries to pass.
Crompton stopping the sweep attempt from Rogan.
Rogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crompton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crompton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Crompton doesn't defend quickly enough and Rogan has managed to lock this one up! Can Crompton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rogan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derek Rogan!
Derek Rogan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamden Jackson (ranked 3123 p4p, 420 weight class) and Vihaan Lal (ranked 20660 p4p, 672 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Creed II- Eye of the Tiger. Vihaan Lal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamden Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihaan Lal!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Lal from standing up.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lal tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Lal is sitting in close to Jackson's body. Jackson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lal is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lal is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kamden Jackson!
Kamden Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Cousins (ranked 2285 p4p, 97 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 3259 p4p, 138 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Cousins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousins slips a straight right by Figg.
Figg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figg wants to land a leg kick but Cousins is out of range.
Figg misses with a combination
and Cousins counters with a right hand to the body.
Cousins looks to score with a jab to the body but Figg is just out of range.
Figg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cousins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cousins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Figg's head.
Cousins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Figg looks winded!
Cousins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Cousins has knocked Figg down with a huge combo! Cousins steps away and waves a wobbly Figg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Figg is rocked!
It looks like Raycon Figg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cousins Throws a clean left jab. Cousins Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Figg's chin! Figg crumbles to the ground and Cousins follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Cousins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). DeMarcus Cousins!
During a confident post fight interview, DeMarcus Cousins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude Giroux (ranked 1645 p4p, 184 weight class) and Jeremy Locastro (ranked 4103 p4p, 372 weight class). Giroux comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Back - Randy Savage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Giroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Locastro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locastro jabs at Giroux's body.
Jeremy Locastro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Locastro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giroux. Locastro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Locastro moves out of range as Giroux strikes.
Locastro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Locastro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giroux misses with a right hand
and Locastro counters with an outside leg kick.
Giroux misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Locastro.
Giroux moves out of range of the body kick.
Locastro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Locastro 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.
Giroux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Locastro slips a straight right by Giroux.
Locastro feints and then cracks Giroux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giroux down.
Giroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locastro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locastro manages to avoid it.
Giroux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Locastro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giroux in his tracks.
Giroux misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locastro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giroux has time to react.
Giroux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Locastro.
Giroux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Locastro thuds his right hand into Giroux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Locastro throws a head kick that half lands.
Giroux takes one to the side of the head.
Locastro clobbers Giroux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Locastro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giroux's hands.
Giroux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Locastro to score with a decent uppercut.
Locastro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giroux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Locastro. That snapped Giroux's head back.
Locastro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giroux's calf.
Giroux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giroux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Giroux moves out of range of the leg kick from Locastro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Locastro.
Giroux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locastro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giroux.
Locastro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Giroux misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locastro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locastro ducks under a wild hook from Giroux.
Locastro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locastro moves out of range as Giroux strikes.
Locastro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giroux with a body shot.
Giroux looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Locastro takes a swing at Giroux's ribcage but misses.
Giroux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Locastro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Giroux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locastro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giroux is looking to clinch.
Giroux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Locastro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Locastro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locastro manages to avoid it.
Locastro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Locastro throws a solid leg kick but Giroux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Locastro.
Giroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locastro manages to avoid it.
Locastro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Locastro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giroux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locastro throws out the jab.
Locastro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Locastro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Giroux blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Giroux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locastro is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locastro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giroux is out of range and Locastro settles back down.
Giroux throwing a counter right hand but Locastro manages to avoid it.
Locastro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Locastro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locastro. Giroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locastro ducks under a wild hook from Giroux.
Locastro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giroux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locastro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giroux just misses with a punch to the body.
Locastro slips a straight right by Giroux.
Giroux throws out a loose jab but Locastro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Giroux misses its intended target.
Locastro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giroux cracks Locastro with a good jab.
Giroux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Locastro checks it well.
Locastro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Locastro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giroux misses with a hook.
Locastro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giroux.
Giroux tries to clinch there but Locastro circles away.
Locastro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giroux with a body shot.
Giroux throws a right hand that misses
enabling Locastro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locastro digs a good body shot into Giroux's ribs.
Locastro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giroux.
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!
Giroux throws a body punch but Locastro moves out of range.
Giroux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Locastro can pounce on him.
Locastro misses with a straight left.
Locastro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giroux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giroux is looking to counter punch.
Giroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giroux tries to move into range but Locastro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Locastro tenderised Giroux's leg. Giroux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Locastro misses with a wild body shot.
Giroux tries to clinch there but Locastro circles away.
Giroux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giroux cracks Locastro with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jeremy Locastro has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroux is looking to clinch but Locastro is avoiding it.
Locastro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giroux sends Locastro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Giroux is motioning to the referee to let Locastro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Locastro is rocked!
Giroux lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claude Giroux!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Claude Giroux waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 2168 p4p, 248 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 2044 p4p, 228 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Feiticeira. A fine choice. 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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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Dick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Baldwin's head but Baldwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Baldwin counters with a good, hard body kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baldwin.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Baldwin ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baldwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baldwin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baldwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Baldwin misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baldwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baldwin misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Baldwin misses with a two punch combination.
Baldwin misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baldwin throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz punishes Baldwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin misses with a leg kick
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Baldwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baldwin throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz scores with a jab. Baldwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baldwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Baldwin throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Baldwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Baldwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldwin throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Baldwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Baldwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baldwin.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Baldwin has knocked Diaz down with a huge combo! Baldwin steps away and waves a wobbly Diaz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Diaz is rocked!
Baldwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldwin throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Diaz crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin very nearly forgot to thank Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 826 p4p, 98 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 800 p4p, 93 weight class). Gellar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: James Randi exposes Uri Geller. 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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158 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar misses with a leg kick.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gellar.
Egyptian gets tackled into the cage by Gellar. Gellar maintains the clinch.
Egyptian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Gellar.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egyptian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gellar is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egyptian misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar letting Egyptian take a breather here.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar takes a shot to the head.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gellar.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egyptian.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gellar's head backwards.
Egyptian thuds a left hand into Gellar's body.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Egyptian half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gellar with a nice cross.
Gellar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Gellar manages to avoid it.
Gellar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gellar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gellar just manages to avoid it.
Egyptian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gellar tries a head kick but it misses.
Gellar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Gellar.
A leg kick checked by Gellar.
Egyptian misses with a series of wild punches.
Egyptian with a hook.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Egyptian. Egyptian maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian is leaning against Gellar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Egyptian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian stalling against the cage.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellars head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Gellar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Egyptian.
Gellar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egyptian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gellar misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gellar moves to clinch but Egyptian breaks away
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian dominated that round.
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.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Gellar checks it.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian throws out a powerful jab.
Gellar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gellar.
Gellar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gellar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gellar connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Gellar's shoulder, as Gellar tries to avoid the shot.
Gellar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Gellar manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gellar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gellar is rocked!
Gellar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Egyptian gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gellar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 785 p4p, 96 weight class) and Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 505 p4p, 59 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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252 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rain misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sokolov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sokolov moves forwards but Rain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rain tries to land a body kick
and Sokolov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Sokolov moves out of range easily.
Sokolov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sokolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokolov.
Rain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rain staying out of range there.
Sokolov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov lands a body shot.
Sokolov avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain lands with a nice body kick.
Rain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sokolov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Rain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokolov will feel that in the morning.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Sokolov digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Rain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sokolov's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
Sokolov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Rain.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Sokolov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokolov. That did some damage!
Sokolov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sokolov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rain throws a body kick that misses
and Sokolov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Sokolov moved out of range nicely.
Sokolov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Rain tenderised Sokolov's leg. Sokolov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sokolov looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.
A big right from Rain misses.
Rain throws a leg kick but Sokolov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sokolov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain lands the left hand.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Sokolov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rain lands a head shot.
Sokolov missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Rain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokolov will feel that in the morning.
Sokolov walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rain.
Sokolov throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Sokolov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokolov.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain thuds a left hand into Sokolov's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rain.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokolov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sokolov is rocked!
Rain lands a big right hook! Sokolov looks hurt but is still standing! Rain lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Sokolov falls down and Rain dives in with a huge hammer fist! Sokolov's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Rain runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 510 p4p, 60 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 951 p4p, 111 weight class). Mark Kerr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kerr blocks it.
Kerr throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kerr doesn't seem phased though.
Kerr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Kerr.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Kerr. Kerr maintains the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to push Kerr away but Kerr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kerr throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Kerr improves his position.
Good body shot from Kerr.
Kerr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Kerr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Kerr misses with an uppercut.
Kerr connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
It looks like Gattsu Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slips under a jab.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it well and moves away.
Nice jab there from Kerr.
Kerr swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a counter combo.
Kerr lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Kerr.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko works Kerr's body with a nice hook.
Kerr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kerr.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr feinted with a counter takedown.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerr moves away.
Kerr slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kerr saw that one coming.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko jabs Kerr right on the nose. Kerr blinks but takes it well.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerr wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerr is looking to clinch.
Kerr throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko misses the shot 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 Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gattsu Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Kerr ducked under it nicely.
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerr counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Kerr drops Emelianenko with a left right combo! Kerr follows him down to the ground into side control.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Kerr trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Kerr is really struggling to control Emelianenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kerr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Emelianenko!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kerr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerr controlling from the full mount.
Kerr looking to control but Emelianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Kerr pushes him away.
Kerr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Emelianenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kerr wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Kerr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Emelianenko to regain full guard.
Kerr looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerr pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is looking to sweep but instead, Emelianenko has passed into half guard.
Kerr trying to hold on to Emelianenko's head to control him but Emelianenko postures up.
Kerr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emelianenko is fighting to break Kerr's control of his arms but Kerr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kerr looking to control.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerr tries to strike from the bottom.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerr keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Kerr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gattsu Emelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kerr scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerr misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Kerr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kerr walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerr.
A countering left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kerr saw that one coming.
Kerr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Kerr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Kerr ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Kerr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
Emelianenko thuds his right hand into Kerr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Kerr ducks down to avoid it.
Kerr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Kerr.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kerr saw that one coming.
Kerr 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.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Mark Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Gattsu Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerr tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko throws out a counter right but Kerr avoids it with no problem.
Kerr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Kerr counters with a stiff 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!
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Kerr with a series of wild strikes but Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gattsu Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Kerr!
After the fight, Mark Kerr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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