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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Castellano (ranked 2032 p4p, 189 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 1648 p4p, 162 weight class). Castellano comes to the cage accompanied by TESTIFY. Magomed Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Castellano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Castellano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Castellano.
Magomedov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castellano.
Castellano misses with an uppercut.
Castellano throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Castellano.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castellano throws a leg kick but Magomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Castellano uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Castellano moves out of range.
A big right from Castellano misses.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Castellano is out of range.
Castellano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Castellano checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Castellano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomed Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castellano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Castellano working away.
Castellano trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Castellano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Castellano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magomedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano swings around for an armbar but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Castellano's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Castellano.
Magomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Castellano is keeping the position.
Castellano has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Castellano keeps moving.
Castellano looking to control.
Magomedov content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castellano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Castellano off the cage and back into range.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castellano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellano.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov works on Castellano's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Castellano fails to land.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Castellano is trying to pull guard but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Castellano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castellano avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov clinches up with Castellano and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Castellano misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magomedov defending well as Castellano loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov throws a head kick that half lands.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov jabs at Castellano's body.
Castellano throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Castellano misses.
Magomedov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Castellano to the ground! Magomedov dives into full mount looking to finish!
Castellano is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellano is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Castellano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov content just to control the position here.
Castellano working to try and regain half guard.
Castellano wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Castellano tries to escape but Magomedov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Castellano wants to control his opponent's hands but Magomedov gets his hands free.
Castellano seems to have got his legs back now.
Castellano is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Magomedov doesn't have the hooks in and Castellano manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Castellano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castellano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Castellano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castellano trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Castellano advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castellano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Castellano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Castellano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castellano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control but Castellano postures up.
Castellano wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Magomedov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Castellano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Castellano wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Castellano seems content to control.
Castellano is thwarting Magomedov's attempts to control the position.
Castellano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magomedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four 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.
Castellano trying to pass the guard but Magomedov defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Magomedov. That snapped Castellano's head back.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castellano jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
Castellano misses with a straight left.
Magomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a wild body kick that Castellano sees coming a mile off.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Castellano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magomedov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castellano was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Castellano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Castellano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castellano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Castellano misses its intended target.
Magomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castellano.
Castellano avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov defending well as Castellano loads up on a big left hand.
Castellano misses with a looping left.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Castellano moves out of range easily.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castellano doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castellano on the side of the head.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castellano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magomedov lands a high kick!
Magomedov tries to clinch but Castellano is having none of it.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Castellano slips the punch.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
A low kick from Magomedov is predictable there
and Castellano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Castellano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov looks to land a right hand but Castellano moved out of range.
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomedov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Castellano to counter with a crisp jab.
Castellano throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Castellano.
Castellano throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Castellano looks for a takedown but Magomedov sprawls well.
Castellano takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Castellano moves out of range easily.
Castellano scores with a nice strike.
Castellano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Castellano moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Castellano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomedov doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castellano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Castellano saw that one coming.
Castellano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castellano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castellano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castellano lands a head shot.
Magomedov lands a head kick. Castellano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castellano defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellano.
Castellano throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Magomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castellano lands a jab.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Castellano takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellano misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Castellano.
Magomedov throws the kick towards the body but Castellano avoids it.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Castellano there.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellano throws out the jab.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Castellano.
A big left from Castellano misses.
Leo Castellano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castellano avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Castellano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Castellano is having none of it.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Castellano moved out of range nicely.
Castellano throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellano misses with the combination.
Castellano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano is looking to score with low kicks.
Castellano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magomedov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castellano somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano drives through with a takedown into Magomedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellano passes Magomedov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Castellano prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Castellano trying to control from half guard but Magomedov is working away.
Castellano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magomedov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Castellano.
Castellano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Castellano.
I think Magomedov 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Magomedov!
Magomed Magomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1840 p4p, 173 weight class) and Godric Shackleford (ranked 2122 p4p, 199 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Shackleford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacheco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shackleford's hands.
Shackleford throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pacheco to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacheco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Shackleford ducked under it nicely.
Shackleford looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shackleford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacheco circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacheco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shackleford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shackleford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Shackleford is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pacheco.
Pacheco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shackleford circles away quickly and effectively.
Shackleford scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Shackleford.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shackleford throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a jab when Shackleford was well out of range.
Pacheco throws the left hand but Shackleford avoids the punch easily.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Shackleford tries to bum rush Pacheco with a series of wild strikes but Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacheco cracks Shackleford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shackleford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shackleford throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shackleford misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Shackleford misses.
Shackleford throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shackleford throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacheco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shackleford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Shackleford misses with a low kick.
Pacheco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shackleford to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacheco lands with a good body shot.
Shackleford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Shackleford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacheco, as that shot connected.
Shackleford is rocked!
That kick from Shackleford tenderised Pacheco's leg. Pacheco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shackleford misses with a looping right.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pacheco! Shackleford is backing up but he can't get away as Pacheco lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Shackleford and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerardo Pacheco!
Gerardo Pacheco 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 Gobal Batra (ranked 1147 p4p, 176 weight class) and Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 3459 p4p, 438 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djuretic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batra tried to score with a low kick but Djuretic checks it.
Gavrilo Djuretic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djuretic moves to clinch but Batra breaks away
and Batra counters with a straight right hand.
Djuretic wants to clinch up but Batra keeps it at a distance.
Batra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batra tried to counter with a leg kick but Djuretic avoided it.
Batra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Djuretic tries to close the distance and clinch but Batra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Djuretic moves into the clinch.
Batra decides to pull guard.
Batra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Djuretic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Djuretic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djuretic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Djuretic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Djuretic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Djuretic is posturing up here but Batra has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Djuretic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Djuretic has to tap! Slick submission there by Batra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gobal Batra!
Our winner, Gobal Batra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lowe (ranked 2738 p4p, 374 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 1740 p4p, 260 weight class). Treadwell has chosen God gave me style, I’m coming home mix as his entrance music. The key to victory for Curtis Lowe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Treadwell misses with a wild body shot.
Treadwell misses with a body shot.
Treadwell shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Treadwell misses.
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Treadwell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Treadwell misses its intended target.
Treadwell cracks Lowe with a good jab.
Treadwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Lowe counters with a nice body shot.
Lowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Treadwell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lowe!
Lowe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowe tries to get out of the position.
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!
Treadwell controls the position from side control.
Treadwell working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lowe!
Treadwell throwing strikes here but Lowe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Treadwell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Treadwell controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe tries to lock up and control but Treadwell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Treadwell breaks from Lowe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Treadwell has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Treadwell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lowe is rocked!
Treadwell working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Lowe turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Treadwell off and cradles Lowe's limp body as Treadwell celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). De Forest Treadwell!
A less than humble De Forest Treadwell misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Curtis Lowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you Liberal!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fagan (ranked 1073 p4p, 136 weight class) and Marcio Alvarez (ranked 1224 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Made in Brazil. Marcio Alvarez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcio Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez slips a jab from Fagan.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fagan.
Fagan wants to clinch
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Fagan throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Fagan slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alvarez 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.
Fagan misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez sizes up Fagan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Fagan.
Fagan is looking to counter punch.
Fagan drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Fagan can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fagan tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fagan fails to land.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Fagan.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Fagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez jumps guard but Fagan stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan.
Fagan scores with a shot to the body.
Fagan lands the left hand.
Fagan lands with a nice combination. Alvarez backs away looking to recover.
Fagan misses with the combination.
Fagan digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Fagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Fagan. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paddy Fagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Fagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Fagan swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Fagan. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Fagan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Fagan cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fagan lands with a cross.
Fagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan misses with a body shot.
Fagan lands with a good body shot.
Fagan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fagan throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez is looking to slow Fagan down with leg kicks.
Paddy Fagan is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
A quick step to the side and Fagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fagan slips under a jab.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fagan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Fagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
As Fagan backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Fagan manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez tests Fagan's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fagan!
Fagan misses with a body shot.
Fagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Fagan.
Fagan connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Fagan misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fagan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez cracks Fagan with a good jab.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Fagan ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez moves out of range as Fagan strikes.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagan is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagan.
Fagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fagan's guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Fagan.
Alvarez is working Fagan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Fagan connects with a looping right hand.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Fagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagan also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Fagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Paddy Fagan will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Fagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Fagan misses with a straight left.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fagan throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Fagan moved out of range.
Fagan misses with a straight left.
Fagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Fagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Fagan tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Fagan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fagan tries to clinch up
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
It looked like Fagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fagan digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
A telegraphed right hand from Fagan misses the target.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Alvarez scores with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Fagan lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Fagan misses.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a jab when Fagan was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez lands a head kick. Fagan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fagan darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Fagan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fagan is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fagan throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Fagan checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Fagan saw that one coming.
Paddy Fagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paddy Fagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagan moves away.
Fagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fagan misses with a hook.
Fagan checks a low kick from Alvarez.
A quick step to the side and Fagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcio Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fagan tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paddy Fagan.
Well Fagan 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paddy Fagan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 1825 p4p, 90 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 897 p4p, 41 weight class). 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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27
149 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Ronaldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
Power sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Power takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ronaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power throws a head kick but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power throws a combination. Ronaldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo slips under a jab from Power.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power lands a head shot.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
As Ronaldo looks to move away, Power throws a big counter combo but Ronaldo just gets out of the way.
Power thumps Ronaldo with a low kick.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ronaldo works Power's body with a nice hook.
Ronaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Power tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo cracks Power with a right hand to the side of the head.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ronaldo. Ronaldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Ronaldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Power misses with a double jab.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Power strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ronaldo! But no joy.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
As Ronaldo backs away, Power returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo lands with a nice body punch.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo works Power's body with a nice hook.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Ronaldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Watch Out Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Power pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ronaldo back to the cage. Power follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ronaldo wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Power blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Ronaldo tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ronaldo. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronaldo connects with a looping right hand.
Ronaldo rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Power dodges an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Power working aggressively here.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the head.
Power blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Power lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Power breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Ronaldo tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power working aggressively here.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power scores with a head kick.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ronaldo throws a solid leg kick but Power takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronaldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a head shot.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ronaldo's calf.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power throws a big counter combination but Ronaldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Power feints a jab promting Ronaldo to slip. Power then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ronaldo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ronaldo connects with a single shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ronaldo - that will leave a mark!
Power misses with the combination.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
Power throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Ronaldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Power.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Watch Out Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.
Ronaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power tries a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks it.
Power breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo thumps Power with a low kick.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ronaldo.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronaldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
A lazy left from Ronaldo finds it's target.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ronaldo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ronaldo.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Ronaldo off the cage and back into range.
Ronaldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Power.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ronaldo's head.
Power tries to move into range but Ronaldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ronaldo works Power's body with a nice hook.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch Out Ronaldo 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.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Ronaldo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Power slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Power thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Ronaldo tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo motions for Power to come forward. Ronaldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot that snaps Power's head back.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power moves out of range as Ronaldo throws a body kick.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Power.
A lazy left from Ronaldo finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Power tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo throws a shot to the body.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the head.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Power takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
Ronaldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronaldo throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
Ronaldo lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ronaldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
Our winner, Watch Out Ronaldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 1820 p4p, 243 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 791 p4p, 110 weight class). John Puller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghosh throws a poor cross that misses
and Puller counters with a left to the body.
Puller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghosh keeps Puller at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
Ghosh connects with a body shot that sends Puller's belly button to the back.
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghosh.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ghosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Ghosh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ghosh tries to avoid it.
Ghosh misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Ghosh looks to throw the jab but Puller is out of range.
Ghosh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller throws the kick towards the body but Ghosh avoids it.
Ghosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puller misses with a kick to the body.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Ghosh moves away and avoids it.
Ghosh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ghosh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puller connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh scores with a jab to the body.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghosh moves away.
Ghosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Ghosh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghosh is just out of range.
Puller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ghosh in his tracks.
Puller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puller throws a body punch but Ghosh moves out of range.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Ghosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puller missing with a left hand there. Ghosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Puller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghosh doesn't seem phased though.
Puller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Ghosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Puller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghosh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puller throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Ghosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ghosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghosh.
Puller lands a jab to Ghosh's midsection.
Ghosh throws a low kick, looking for Puller's leg but Puller calmly moves out of range.
Puller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puller throws a right hand that misses
and Ghosh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ghosh throws a head punch that misses.
Puller lands an uppercut.
Ghosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghosh looking to stall.
Puller is leaning against Ghosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Puller.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puller gets through Ghosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghosh controls his hands.
Ghosh blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Puller on the inside.
Nice body punch from Puller - that landed with a thud.
Ghosh tries to throw a body punch but Puller avoids it by throwing Ghosh back against the cage.
Puller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller blocking some punches.
Ghosh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Puller is defending well.
Ghosh is trying to pull guard but Puller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Puller lands with a short shot to the head.
Puller is leaning against Ghosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ghosh is breathing heavily.
Puller lands a body punch.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller blocks a body shot from Ghosh.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghosh's elbow.
Puller misses with some punches.
Puller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghosh backwards.
Puller tries a body shot but Ghosh blocks it.
Ghosh taking a breather.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Puller on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller tries a body shot but Ghosh blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller cracks Ghosh with a nice body shot.
Puller is leaning against Ghosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puller lands an uppercut.
Ghosh tries to throw a body punch but Puller avoids it by throwing Ghosh back against the cage.
Ghosh fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Amun Ghosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puller pushes Ghosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Puller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghosh looking for a takedown.
Ghosh prevents a body shot from Puller.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller gets through Ghosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghosh.
Ghosh gets through Puller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puller tries to work over Ghosh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghosh throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ghosh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghosh tries to move into range but Puller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puller keeps Ghosh at a distance using the push kick.
Ghosh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puller.
Puller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghosh.
Ghosh slips a jab from Puller.
Ghosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ghosh throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
Puller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puller moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghosh misses with a double jab.
Ghosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Puller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghosh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puller checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Puller catches Ghosh right on the button with a cross.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghosh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the liver by Ghosh. Beautiful body shot.
Puller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Ghosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghosh misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghosh blocks a jab.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghosh throws a right and a left that Puller avoids nicely.
Ghosh is looking to clinch but Puller is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghosh.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Puller misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puller.
Puller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghosh throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
Puller lands with a hook. Ghosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puller.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghosh.
Puller looks for the body kick but Ghosh saw that one coming.
Puller defending well as Ghosh loads up on a big left hand.
Ghosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller connects with an inside leg kick.
Ghosh throws a hook but Puller avoids it easily.
Ghosh misses with an uppercut.
Puller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ghosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Puller.
Ghosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puller can pounce on him.
Puller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Ghosh blocks the low kick.
Puller slips a jab from Ghosh.
Puller scores with the left hand. Ghosh knows he should have avoided that one.
Ghosh misses with a hook.
Ghosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghosh takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Ghosh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puller. Puller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller misses with a hook
and Ghosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ghosh's head.
A good leg kick by Ghosh.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghosh is just out of range.
Puller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ghosh is looking to counter punch.
Ghosh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ghosh loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Ghosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghosh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ghosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puller flicks out a counter leg kick but Ghosh steps away.
Puller misses with an uppercut
and Ghosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ghosh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghosh trying to control but Puller is working from the bottom.
Ghosh wants to pass the guard but Puller is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh is working hard here to advance position.
Puller wants to sweep here but Ghosh controlling him for the moment.
Ghosh passes Puller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ghosh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ghosh is keen to just control but Puller is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Puller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghosh swats away the attempt to clinch by Puller.
Ghosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puller checks a low kick from Ghosh.
Puller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghosh.
Puller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ghosh misses the jab.
Puller scores with a jab. Ghosh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ghosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puller throws a body punch but Ghosh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
Puller is looking to slow Ghosh down with leg kicks.
Puller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ghosh doesn't seem bothered though.
Puller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ghosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller moves out of range as Ghosh strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosh catches Puller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puller connects with a crisp jab.
Puller misses with a leg kick.
Ghosh thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ghosh throws a leg kick but Puller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller has Ghosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Puller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghosh backwards.
Ghosh pulls Puller into guard.
Ghosh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ghosh throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Puller escapes and throws Ghosh's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Puller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Puller is looking to take a break and control but Ghosh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghosh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller is looking to improve his position.
Ghosh tries to pass to full mount but Puller defends it.
Puller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ghosh.
Ghosh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ghosh wants to free his trapped foot but Puller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Puller is looking for a sweep. Ghosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Ghosh is trying to work for a kimura but Puller is defending well.
Ghosh is working for a kimura but Puller is defending it quite comfortably.
Puller tries to get to full guard but Ghosh has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ghosh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Puller.
I've got Puller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
In his post fight interview, John Puller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 883 p4p, 115 weight class) and DJ Gunnar (ranked 2497 p4p, 264 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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260 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnar counters with a two punch combo.
Kovalev misses with a wild combination.
Gunnar throws a fast counter high kick but Kovalev manages to duck under it in time.
Gunnar misses with a hook
enabling Kovalev to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gunnar scores with a jab. Kovalev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnar flashes Kovalev a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kovalev's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kovalev crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Gunnar punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Gunnar!
DJ Gunnar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 187 p4p, 27 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 964 p4p, 113 weight class). Balayan comes to the cage accompanied by Troika. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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176 lbs
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175 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Balayan misses.
Spinks misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spinks is out of range.
Balayan swings for the body but Spinks moves out of range.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Spinks saw that one coming.
Spinks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balayan instigates a clinch.
Balayan lands a body punch.
Spinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Spinks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan presses Spinks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balayan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spinks tries to pull guard but Balayan won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spinks misses with a body punch.
Balayan lands a shoulder strike.
Spinks blocks an uppercut.
Spinks manages to pull guard.
Balayan forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan stalling.
Balayan prevents Spinks from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balayan slows the pace down in half guard.
Balayan trying to pass the guard but Spinks defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balayan wants to work for an arm triangle but Spinks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Balayan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Balayan wants to free his trapped foot but Spinks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balayan controlling the action here.
Spinks tries to roll over but Balayan keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spinks wants to improve his position but Balayan is controlling well.
Balayan controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spinks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spinks connects with a body shot.
Spinks throws a right and a left that Balayan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Spinks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balayan looks to land a body kick but Spinks moved away.
Spinks tries to work over Balayan's front leg with a kick but Balayan checks it.
Spinks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spinks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balayan takes a step back to recover.
Spinks lands with a straight right. Balayan didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spinks.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinks moves away.
Spinks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balayan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab by Spinks.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson Spinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balayan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spinks. Spinks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balayan misses with a straight left.
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 Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balayan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spinks is just out of range.
Balayan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spinks.
Spinks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balayan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spinks throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
A little feinted left hand from Balayan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donk. Spinks catches Balayan right on the button with a cross.
Balayan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balayan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spinks on the side of the head.
Balayan slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spinks.
Spinks fakes the leg kick and cracks Balayan in the body.
Spinks throws the kick towards the body but Balayan avoids it.
Balayan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balayan connects with a leg kick. Spinks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks lands a slapping body shot.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Balayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spinks lands with a right hand.
Jackson Spinks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spinks misses with a head kick.
Spinks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balayan tries to score with a low kick but Spinks moves his leg out of the way.
Spinks throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan throws a hook but Spinks blocks it.
Balayan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Spinks's head but Spinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balayan throws a hook but Spinks blocks it.
Spinks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Spinks responds with a good body kick, but Balayan manages to step out the way in time.
Spinks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Spinks shoots for a takedown but Balayan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Spinks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
Balayan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spinks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balayan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spinks looks for the body kick but Balayan saw that one coming.
Spinks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balayan.
Balayan looks to land a left hand but Spinks moved out of range nicely.
Spinks misses with a low kick.
Spinks throws a body kick that misses.
Spinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Spinks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Spinks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spinks misses the shot to the body.
Spinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balayan.
Spinks checks a low kick from Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spinks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spinks misses with a body shot.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinks manages to avoid it.
Spinks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Balayan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balayan thumps Spinks with a low kick.
Spinks wants to clinch up but Balayan keeps it at a distance.
Spinks misses with a body shot
and Balayan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spinks really felt that one!
A slow jab from Balayan misses its intended target.
Spinks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balayan is out of range and Spinks settles back down.
Spinks throws a body kick that misses.
Balayan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spinks. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Balayan misses its target.
Balayan checks a leg kick.
Spinks delivers a nice body kick.
Balayan is looking to chop away at Spinks's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throws out a powerful jab.
Spinks blocks a leg kick.
Spinks connects with a leg kick. Balayan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan throws a body punch but Spinks moves out of range.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balayan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Balayan as he checks the leg kick.
Spinks throws a leg kick but Balayan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spinks scores with a kick to the body.
Spinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Spinks looks to land a body kick but Balayan moved away.
It looked like Balayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spinks.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balayan scores with a leg kick.
Spinks has closed the distance and engaged Balayan in a clinch.
Spinks blocking some punches.
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 Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spinks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balayan is out of range and Spinks settles back down.
Balayan looks for the body kick but Spinks saw that one coming.
That kick from Balayan tenderised Spinks's leg. Spinks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spinks blocks a jab.
Spinks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balayan rather than just go for the knockout.
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spinks.
Spinks lands a leg kick that knocks Balayan off balance momentarily.
Spinks fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Balayan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks misses with a body kick.
Spinks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balayan slips a straight right by Spinks.
Spinks defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Balayan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks blocks the body kick.
Spinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Spinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balayan circles away quickly and effectively.
Spinks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spinks misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spinks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan blocks the body kick.
Balayan throws a low kick but Spinks avoids it.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spinks ducks right into an uppercut from Balayan.
Spinks slips under a jab from Balayan.
Spinks moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balayan, as that shot connected.
Balayan lands with a nice body punch.
Spinks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balayan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Jackson Spinks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balayan.
Spinks misses with a series of wild punches.
Balayan 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.
Balayan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Spinks scores with a four punch combination!
Balayan takes a swing at Spinks's ribcage but misses.
Spinks feints a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Spinks blocks the low kick.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spinks.
Spinks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spinks throws a body kick that misses.
Balayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spinks.
Balayan tries a head kick but it misses.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Spinks's head but Spinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks connects with a leg kick. Balayan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balayan will feel that in the morning.
Spinks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spinks defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Spinks moves away from the strike by Balayan.
Spinks tries for a takedown but Balayan circles away easily
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Balayan misses its intended target.
Spinks lands with a hook. Balayan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Balayan misses the target.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spinks.
Spinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Balayan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balayan.
Balayan throws out a powerful jab.
Balayan throws a jab when Spinks was well out of range.
Spinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balayan will feel that in the morning.
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!
Balayan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spinks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spinks punishes Balayan's body with a nice straight punch.
Spinks lands with a shot to the body.
Balayan throws a push kick but Spinks slaps the foot to one side.
Balayan throws a big shot that misses.
Balayan throws a hook but Spinks blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spinks!
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balayan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spinkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Spinks misses.
That kick from Balayan tenderised Spinks's leg. Spinks is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balayan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
Garegin Balayan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 411 p4p, 13 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 954 p4p, 44 weight class). La De Hoya has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but La De Hoya slips the punch.
La De Hoya slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A nice inside leg kick there by La De Hoya. That's going to slow Cruz down.
La De Hoya stuffs the takedown.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from La De Hoya.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by La De Hoya!
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
La De Hoya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
La De Hoya keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz postures up in La De Hoya's guard and throws a big left but La De Hoya blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! La De Hoya is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard.
Cruz 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.
La De Hoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. La De Hoya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. La De Hoya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
La De Hoya not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing La De Hoya from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz working for a triangle but La De Hoya defends it easily.
La De Hoya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but La De Hoya pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, La De Hoya has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. La De Hoya 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 Cruz.
Cruz is being controlled here.
La De Hoya working away.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
La De Hoya moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
La De Hoya slows the pace down.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
La De Hoya trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
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 Dom Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz tries to clinch but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cruz throws a series of punches but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As La De Hoya looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but La De Hoya just gets out of the way.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but La De Hoya circles away.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La De Hoya connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by La De Hoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but La De Hoya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La De Hoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz drives through and clinches with La De Hoya against the cage.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but La De Hoya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip La De Hoya to the mat. La De Hoya regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but La De Hoya has wrist control.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! La De Hoya is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. La De Hoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. La De Hoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz is trying to control the position but La De Hoya postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz has his foot on La De Hoya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. La De Hoya works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead La De Hoya passes into half guard.
La De Hoya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, La De Hoya seems content to control.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. La De Hoya is working away from the top position though.
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.
La De Hoya trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but La De Hoya pulls his head out easily.
Cruz controlling the position well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz shoots in and bounces La De Hoya off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but La De Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but La De Hoya is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
La De Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
La De Hoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
La De Hoya slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
La De Hoya is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cruz shoots and misses
and La De Hoya counters with a nice leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
La De Hoya moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
La De Hoya tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz moves away from the strike by La De Hoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and La De Hoya counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La De Hoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
La De Hoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz tries to counter with a takedown but La De Hoya is quick to defend against it.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
La De Hoya stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as La De Hoya backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
La De Hoya connects with a body shot.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La De Hoya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La De Hoya lands with a cross.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La De Hoya avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged La De Hoya in a clinch.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La De Hoya to keep the fight standing.
La De Hoya leaning against his opponent.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La De Hoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya lands with a left to the head.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La De Hoya misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries to pull guard but La De Hoya won't allow it.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz jumps guard and drags La De Hoya to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
La De Hoya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but La De Hoya defends easily.
La De Hoya won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
La De Hoya controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz has his foot on La De Hoya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. La De Hoya works his way back into a safe position though.
La De Hoya wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
La De Hoya content to stall in guard here.
Cruz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. La De Hoya stacks Cruz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by La De Hoya!
La De Hoya tries to move to mount but Cruz blocks the move with his legs.
La De Hoya trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think La De Hoya 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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