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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 3226 p4p, 184 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 2331 p4p, 148 weight class). Hannibal Barca had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Koko Pinea 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 bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koko Pinea! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pinea misses with a looping right. Pinea misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pinea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Pinea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barca as he jumps to the side. Barca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Barca takes a shot to the head. Barca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A nice right hand lands inside from Pinea. Pinea lands a shoulder strike. A short left from Barca. Pinea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca is looking to control Pinea's arms but Pinea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barca has his back to the cage. Pinea lands an uppercut. Pinea connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinea works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy. Pinea tries to free his leg and advance position but Barca is retaining full guard. Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Pinea landing some decent shots from guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
 Barca is rocked! Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pinea preventing the sweep. Pinea landing some decent shots from guard. Pinea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barca is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pinea rolls with it to try and escape but Barca cranks on the arm and Pinea is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannibal Barca! A very excited looking Hannibal Barca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 2398 p4p, 298 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 2628 p4p, 317 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dong Uk! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayoniko delivers a nice body kick. Uk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Uk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice shot by Mayoniko. Uk wants to clinch and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mayoniko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Mayoniko with a hook. Uk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uk shoots in for a takedown but Mayoniko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Mayoniko pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Uk wants to counter with a clinch but Mayoniko pushes him away. Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Nice uppercut there from Mayoniko. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mayoniko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Uk tries for a takedown but Mayoniko circles away easily and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut. Yoki Mayoniko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk. Mayoniko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mayoniko throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Uk has a takedown stuffed. Uk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Yoki Mayoniko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mayoniko throws a jab when Uk was well out of range. Sloppy strikes from Mayoniko. Those never looked like landing. Uk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Uk closes the distance and pushes Mayoniko back into the cage. Mayoniko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayoniko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mayoniko misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Mayoniko. Uk wants to counter the offense by Mayoniko and move into the clinch position. Mayoniko cracks Uk with a right hand to the side of the head. Uk throws the kick towards the body but Mayoniko avoids it. Uk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mayoniko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uk's head backwards. Uk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mayoniko counters with a right hand to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Uk avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
Uk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayoniko is fending him off so far but Uk persists. Nope, Mayoniko circles away and we're back to standing. Uk thuds a left hand into Mayoniko's body. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uk is defended easily by Mayoniko. Mayoniko loads up on a big right hand but Uk slips the punch. Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. The fighters circle momentarily. Mayoniko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mayoniko throws out a loose jab but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it. Mayoniko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uk.
Uk feints the counter takedown. Uk shoots in and drives through. Mayoniko sprawls well. Mayoniko connects with a jab. Mayoniko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayoniko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mayoniko throws a hook but Uk avoids it easily. Uk tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab. Mayoniko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mayoniko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Uk fails with a takedown attempt. Mayoniko scores with a jab to the jaw. Uk darts in looking for a takedown but Mayoniko gets double underhooks and turns Uk into the cage. Yoki Mayoniko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Uk misses with a takedown attempt - Mayoniko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Uk takes a jab right on the kisser.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mayoniko lands a jab to the head.
Mayoniko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Uk looks for a takedown but Mayoniko sprawls well. Uk moves out of range of the strikes. Mayoniko misses with a right hand and Mayoniko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Uk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Mayoniko darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Uk fails to land the takedown. Mayoniko scores with a jab. Mayoniko is looking to slow Uk down with leg kicks. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mayoniko throws a head kick that misses. Mayoniko cracks Uk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoki Mayoniko dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mayoniko tries to clinch up but Uk circles away and keeps his distance. Mayoniko scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Mayoniko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayoniko throws out the jab. Yoki Mayoniko is winning the standup battle so far. Uk shoots for a takedown but Mayoniko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mayoniko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Mayoniko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayoniko leaves Uk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Uk fails with the takedown enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab. Yoki Mayoniko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice inside leg kick there by Mayoniko. That's going to slow Uk down. Uk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mayoniko defends well and Uk ends up having to push Mayoniko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Mayoniko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Uk avoids it.
Mayoniko gets in close and instigates a clinch. Uk blocks a body shot from Mayoniko. Uk is looking for a takedown.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mayoniko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Good body shot from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A nice combination there by Mayoniko.
Uk misses with a takedown attempt and Mayoniko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Mayoniko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uk can do to turn this around? Uk is breathing heavily. Mayoniko cracks Uk with a good jab. Mayoniko lands with a nice body punch. Uk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Mayoniko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayoniko gets a clinch. Uk tries to pull guard but Mayoniko holds him up against the cage and eventually Uk drops back down to his feet.
Mayoniko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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! Mayoniko scores with a nice hook to the head. Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayoniko smiles and moves away.
Mayoniko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uk, pushing him back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Uk jumps guard but Mayoniko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Mayoniko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayoniko closes the distance and clinches. Mayoniko tries to break the clinch but Uk is controlling the position. Uk prevents a body shot from Mayoniko. Uk blocks an uppercut.
Mayoniko misses with the head strike.
Mayoniko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Uk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Uk is trying to pull guard but Mayoniko has him pressed against the cage. Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayoniko smiles and moves away.
Uk tries to keep at a distance but Mayoniko has taken the fight into the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayoniko digs a right hand underneath Uk's ribcage. Uk let out a lung full of air as it connected. Uk blocking some punches.
Uk taking a breather.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayoniko tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayoniko scores with a sloppy right hand. Uk should have avoided that one. Uk closes the distance and clinches up with Mayoniko, looking for a takedown. Uk pushes Mayoniko against the cage but Mayoniko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Uk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Mayoniko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mayoniko throws an overhand right that lands on Uk's shoulder, as Uk tries to avoid the shot. Mayoniko's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayoniko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jab from Mayoniko. Dong Uk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Uk shoots in for a takedown but Mayoniko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Uk fails with the takedown and Mayoniko counters with a straight right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Uk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayoniko takes a swing at Uk's ribcage but misses. Nice body kick there by Mayoniko. Mayoniko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mayoniko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Uk misses with a takedown attempt and Mayoniko counters with a stiff right hand. Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayoniko. Mayoniko throwing a counter right hand but Uk manages to avoid it. Donk. Mayoniko catches Uk right on the button with a cross.
Mayoniko rushes Uk and presses him up against the cage. Mayoniko stops a takedown attempt from Uk.
Uk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Uk is working for takedown but Mayoniko is calmly controlling the position for now. Mayoniko is working Uk over against the cage. Uk tries to pull guard but Mayoniko won't allow it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoki Mayoniko dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mayoniko stuffs the takedown attempt from Uk. Uk gets slowly back to his feet. Uk doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mayoniko counters with a stiff right hand. Uk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayoniko stuffs the takedown attempt from Uk. Uk gets slowly back to his feet. Yoki Mayoniko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Uk. Mayoniko scores with a nice right hand.
Mayoniko cracks the inside of Uk's front leg. Uk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayoniko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uk somewhat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Uk tries for a takedown but Mayoniko circles away easily and Mayoniko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Uk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mayoniko cracks Uk with a right hand to the side of the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Uk tries to move into range but Mayoniko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Uk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mayoniko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Uk. Mayoniko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mayoniko closes the distance and clinches. Uk takes a shot to the head. Uk blocking some punches.
Mayoniko lands with a left to the head. Mayoniko lands with a light punch inside.
Mayoniko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mayoniko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mayoniko throws a body punch but Uk moves out of range. Mayoniko digs a good body shot into Uk's ribs. Mayoniko scores with a nice strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mayoniko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Uk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Uk tries a head kick but it misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayoniko scores with a jab to the jaw. Mayoniko tests Uk's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mayoniko looks to land a left hand but Uk moved out of range nicely. Uk misses with a low kick. It looked like Mayoniko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mayoniko 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.
Mayoniko swings for the body but Uk moves out of range.
Mayoniko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mayoniko lands with a nice combination. Uk backs away looking to recover.
 Uk is rocked! Uk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uk is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayoniko finish him? Mayoniko lands an overhand right. Mayoniko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayoniko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mayoniko cracks Uk with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Uk falls to his knees and Mayoniko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoki Mayoniko! Yoki Mayoniko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 2502 p4p, 282 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1386 p4p, 174 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee. Jack Hanma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Esposito ! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Esposito walks into a jab. Esposito lands with an overhand left. Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito . Esposito tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance. Esposito wants to clinch. Hanma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Esposito misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely. Hanma takes a kick to the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Hanma. Nice cross by Esposito . We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Esposito cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hanma throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Hanma only half commits. A countering left hand to the body from Esposito misses. Esposito connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanma scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut. A punch combination from Esposito misses. Esposito lands a jab to the head.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming. Despite the aggression on Esposito 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito has managed to clinch.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage. Hanma tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito breaks from the clinch.
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!
Hanma gets tackled into the cage by Esposito . Esposito maintains the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma lands a shot to the body. Esposito tries to break free but Hanma pushes him back against the cage. Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Hanma blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Hanma on the inside.
Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hanma slips a jab and a cross from Esposito .
Esposito misses with the combination.
Hanma is looking for a counter combo. Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut. Hanma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Some wild striking there from Esposito .
Hanma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Esposito . Hanma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanma doesn't seem phased though. Hanma walks into a jab. Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Esposito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Esposito clinches up against the cage.
Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Esposito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands a high kick!
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Esposito is looking to land body kicks. Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it. Nice uppercut lands for Esposito . That snapped Hanma's head back.
Hanma blocks a jab.
Esposito clinches up against the cage.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Esposito . The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanma throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it. A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito .
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Esposito moves away from the strike by Hanma. Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanma in his tracks. Esposito falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Esposito throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Hanma tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Esposito . Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him. Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Esposito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Esposito is trying to force a seperation but Hanma has the dominant position. Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Hanma has him pressed against the cage. Hanma has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A frustrated look appears on Esposito 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esposito 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Esposito 's head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hanma takes one on the button. Dante Esposito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes. Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily. Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma takes a kick to the side of the head. Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target. Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it. An inside leg kick lands from Hanma. Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanma. That's going to slow Esposito down. Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Esposito missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. No joy there for Esposito , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though. Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut. A jab from Esposito misses. Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esposito is looking to clinch. Hanma is looking for a counter combo. Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hanma is looking to counter punch. Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito wants to clinch and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand. A jab lands there for Hanma. Hanma avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a wild body shot. Hanma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off. Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range. A little feinted left hand from Hanma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Esposito closes the distance looking to clinch and Hanma counters with a nice leg kick. Esposito wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanma swats him away and circles back towards the center. Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esposito tries to clinch up. Esposito cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Esposito looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range. A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Esposito . Esposito looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range. Hanma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch. Hanma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Esposito throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. 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! Hanma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Esposito throws a lazy head kick and Hanma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs. Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A shot to the body from Esposito misses and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Esposito 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A big left from Hanma misses. 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 Jack Hanma will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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!
Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Esposito throws a low kick but Hanma moves out of range easily. It looked like Hanma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Hanma.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanma counter with a right hand. Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanma circles away quickly and effectively. Hanma feints and then cracks Esposito 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down. Esposito throws a sloppy head kick
and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch. Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanma tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance. Hanma slips under a jab from Esposito . Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Esposito throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Esposito does no damage. Nice body punch from Esposito . Esposito throws a big shot that misses. Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Esposito . Hanma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito . Esposito looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range. Hanma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hanma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Esposito looks to throw a body kick and Hanma counters with a straight right hand. A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito . Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Hanma. 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! Hanma misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito gets in close and instigates a clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma. Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Esposito 's face as he tries to break the clinch. Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch. Esposito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jack Hanma has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hanma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito tries to circle away but Hanma has him pinned against the cage. Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hanma working aggressively here.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanma breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito , as that shot connected.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hanma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. A head kick from Esposito lands but Hanma takes it in his stride.
Esposito takes the fight into the clinch.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hanma is looking to counter punch. Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range. Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanma connects with a jab. Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sloppy strikes from Esposito . Those never looked like landing. A chopping leg kick lands by Hanma. Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito clinches up with Hanma and pushes him back against the cage. Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Hanma tries to work over Esposito 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito . Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head. Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma. Hanma scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dante Esposito . I think Esposito 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dante Esposito ! A very excited looking Dante Esposito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 1692 p4p, 211 weight class) and Magnus Pyke (ranked 3077 p4p, 331 weight class). Pyke has chosen Magnus Pyke as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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35
203 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mercy wants to slow Pyke down by chopping away at his legs. Mercy misses with a hook
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pyke throws out a counter right but Mercy avoids it with no problem. Pyke works the jab nicely. Pyke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mercy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Both fighters circling a little - Pyke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Pyke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Pyke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A swing and a miss from Mercy. Mercy lands with a nice body punch. Mercy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pyke. Mercy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Pyke missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mercy throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Mercy as Pyke shoots in. Pyke misses with a body shot.
It looked like Mercy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. An inside leg kick from Mercy misses. Mercy's corner calls for a 1-2. Mercy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Mercy misses the shot to the body. Pyke feints the counter takedown. Mercy avoids the body shot from Pyke.
Pyke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Pyke settles back down. Pyke misses with a right hand and Mercy counters with a right hand to the body. Pyke lands a jab to the nose. Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pyke misses with a shot to the body and Mercy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pyke's knee momentarily. A big left from Mercy misses. Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyke.
Mercy scores with a leg kick.
Pyke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mercy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercy.
 It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Pyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercy cracks a nice hook into Pyke's ribs. Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mercy looks to land a left hand but Pyke moved out of range nicely. Pyke dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
Mercy works over Pyke's head and body with a nice combination. Mercy scores with a kick to the midsection. Pyke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pyke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Pyke trying to control the action but Mercy is working from the bottom. Mercy can't do much from the bottom here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mercy is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Mercy is trying to control Pyke's posture but Pyke avoids it.
Pyke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pyke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Pyke prevents Mercy from escaping the position. Pyke trying to control the position but Mercy is working away. Mercy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pyke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
 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.
Pyke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Mercy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pyke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Pyke advances to full mount. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Pyke looking to control but Mercy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pyke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mercy somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Pyke off balance momentarily. Pyke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyke. Mercy checks the leg kick. Pyke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercy checks it well. A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
A swing and a miss from Pyke. Pyke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy. Pyke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mercy avoids the body shot from Pyke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercy, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pyke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercy under the eye. Nice shot by Mercy. Mercy scores with a hook. Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Pyke off balance momentarily. Pyke misses the jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pyke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercy. Pyke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Mercy is looking to land body kicks. Pyke shoots and misses and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jab by Mercy.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Mercy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Mercy.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Nice body kick from Mercy. Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pyke moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mercy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pyke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mercy throws a hook to the side of Pyke's head but Pyke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyke. This has been an exciting period of action! Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Pyke slips the punch. Mercy misses with a low kick.
Pyke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mercy lands with a straight right. Pyke didn't see that one coming. Mercy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Pyke is out of range. Pyke misses with a hook. Waylon Mercy is winning the standup battle so far. Mercy catches Pyke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Pyke avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mercy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyke. Pyke lands a leg kick that knocks Mercy off balance momentarily. Mercy swats away the attempt to clinch by Pyke.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mercy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Pyke throws a body shot but no joy. Pyke tries a head kick but it misses.
Pyke slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Mercy scores with a hook. Pyke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away. Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Pyke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mercy blocks the body kick.
Mercy stuffs the takedown. Mercy clobbers Pyke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Pyke digs a good body shot into Mercy's ribs.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pyke defending well as Mercy loads up on a big left hand. Mercy takes a swing at Pyke's ribcage but misses. Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Pyke's shoulder, as Pyke tries to avoid the shot. Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mercy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Pyke slips the punch. Pyke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mercy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pyke throws a shot from downtown. Mercy moves away and avoids it. Pyke ducks under a wild hook from Mercy. Pyke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Mercy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Pyke moves out of range of the strikes. Mercy throws out a leg kick but Pyke moves out of range and Mercy only half commits. Mercy misses the jab. Mercy scores with a three punch combo!
Pyke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pyke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pyke throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Mercy throwing a counter right hand but Pyke manages to avoid it. Mercy misses with a lunging right hand
and Pyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercy thinking.
Pyke has closed the distance and engaged Mercy in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. Mercy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercy breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Mercy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mercy blocks a jab. Pyke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mercy cracks Pyke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pyke is defended easily by Mercy.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mercy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pyke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Mercy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pyke. Pyke wants to counter with a clinch but Mercy pushes him away. Mercy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pyke drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mercy follows Pyke to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waylon Mercy! Waylon Mercy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. Magnus Pyke spoke after the fight, saying 'If it squirms, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. And if you can't understand it, it's mathamatics.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 1427 p4p, 197 weight class) and Tony Duff (ranked 2632 p4p, 318 weight class). Putin's entrance music is Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. A fine choice. Tony Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
14 - 11 - 2 |
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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
24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tony Duff! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duff paws at him with a jab and circles away. Duff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin rushes Duff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Putin lands a nice shot to the body. Duff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it. Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff missing with knees to the body.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Duff looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Duff throws a head punch that misses. Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Putin on the inside. Duff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
A short uppercut from Putin. Putin crunches a lovely knee into Duff's ribcage. Putin lands an elbow inside that Duff shrugs off.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Putin misses with a knee to the head. A body shot lands from Duff.
Duff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Putin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duff gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Vlad Putin has been cut. Duff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duff lands an elbow inside that Putin shrugs off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin lands with a right to the head. Duff scores with a shoulder strike. Putin takes an elbow to the forehead. Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Putin is working Duff over against the cage. Duff looks winded! Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duff. Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Duff blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Duff lands a nice elbow. Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
A short right from Putin on the inside. Duff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards. Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Duff. Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards. Duff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now. Duff tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Duff back against the cage. Duff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Putin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Putin tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Putin. Duff misses with a knee to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putin's brow. Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff lands with a light punch inside. Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Duff is blocking nicely.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Duff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duff missing with knees to the body.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duff.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike. Duff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin blocks an elbow strike from Duff.
Duff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duff tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body. Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duff blocks it with crossed arms. Duff avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin. Duff struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Putin blocks an uppercut.
Duff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it. Putin lands a nice uppercut. Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Duff tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Duff avoids the damage to the body. Duff tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Duff back against the cage. Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Putin blocks an elbow strike from Duff.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Putin lands a damaging elbow. Duff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin blocks the elbow strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vlad Putin's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sloppy strikes from Duff. Those never looked like landing. Putin throws a wild body kick that Duff sees coming a mile off. Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Duff throws out a leg kick but Putin moves out of range and Duff only half commits. Duff throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Duff throws a head kick that misses. Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from Putin. Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Putin lands with a slapping head kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Duff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Putin misses with a body kick. Putin throws a push kick but Duff slaps the foot to one side. Duff connects with a nice looking jab.
Duff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Putin is looking for a counter combo.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Putin gets tackled into the cage by Duff. Duff maintains the clinch. Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body. Duff is breathing heavily. Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Duff is blocking nicely.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duff blocks it with crossed arms. This has been an exciting period of action! Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Putin lands a knee to the head.
Duff takes a shot to the head. Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Duff is rocked! Putin lands an elbow that stopped Duff in his tracks for a moment. Duff is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him? Putin with a knee to the head.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short uppercut from Putin. Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin lands a damaging elbow. Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Putin throws a big uppercut that drops Duff! More strikes from Putin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Duff lies dazed against the cage as Putin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Putin! After the big win, Vlad Putin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 1389 p4p, 175 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 1631 p4p, 201 weight class). Brain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 300 Violin. Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Altair Brain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altair Brain! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brain throws a right hand that misses
and Poe counters with a stiff right hand. Brain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Brain. Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Poe misses with a takedown attempt - Brain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Brain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poe. That did some damage! Poe dodges the punch combination from Brain.
Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Brain throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease. Brain moves to clinch but Poe breaks away enabling Poe to counter with a crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poe is out of range. Brain wants to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from Poe. Brain misses with a left hand and Poe counters with a nice uppercut. Brain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes in the buildup to the fight.
Brain gets in close and instigates a clinch. Poe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EA Poe. A battle for position here, against the cage. Brain lands a shot to the body. Poe has Brain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Poe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Brain throws a leg kick and Poe counters with a nice uppercut. Brain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brain gets caught flat footed, as Poe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brain has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Poe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brain stalling in the clinch.
Poe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Poe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brain throws a leg kick and Brain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Brain throws an off balance right hand
and Poe counters with a one-two to the body. Brain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe. Brain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Brain is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Brain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily. And Poe tries to counter it with a takedown but Brain pushes his down on his head and steps out. Altair Brain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Brain. Poe lands a jab to the head.
Brain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brain misses the target. Brain swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
Brain throws a lazy uppercut
letting Poe counter with a right hand. Altair Brain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brain tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Poe throws out a counter right but Brain avoids it with no problem. Brain cracks Poe with an open hand slap. Brain digs a good hook to Poe's body.
A head kick misses from Brain. Poe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brain to score with a decent uppercut. Brain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Poe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Poe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Brain is trying to get back to half guard. Brain is not content to let Poe control the position. Brain wants to control but Poe postures up.
Poe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Poe trying to control the position but Brain is working away.
Poe swings around for an armbar but Brain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Poe's guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poe shoots for a takedown but Brain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Altair Brain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brain misses with a right hand and Poe counters with a nice body shot. Brain misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Poe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Brain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Brain throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely. Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Brain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poe paws at him with a jab and circles away. It seemed like Poe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brain - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brain. Brain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The fight stays on the outside here - Brain looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poe counters with a straight right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Poe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Poe avoids the head kick by Brain.
Nice defenses there by Poe. Brain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Brain throws a front kick aimed at Poe's knee but Poe avoids it well. Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Poe shoots in for a takedown but Brain shows good takedown defense. Brain tries to clinch but fails miserably and Poe counters with a straight right hand. A chopping leg kick lands by Brain. A low kick from Brain misses and Poe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Brain throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
Poe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Brain is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Poe throws out a counter right but Brain avoids it with no problem. Brain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brain misses with a combination
and Poe counters with a slapping leg kick. Altair Brain is winning the standup battle so far. Poe ducks under a wild hook from Brain. Poe now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A lazy left from Brain finds it's target. Brain misses with a hook
and Poe counters with a left to the body. Brain throws a right hand that misses
and Poe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poe gets a double leg takedown into Brain's guard.
Brain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Poe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brain. Brain obviously looking to wear him down.
Brain misses with a hook
and Poe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Brain connects with a solid leg kick. Poe checks a leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poe! But no joy. Brain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poe has time to react. Brain misses with a wild body shot. Brain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Brain throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here. Brain misses with a shot to the body and Poe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brain's knee momentarily. Brain throws a right hand that misses
and Poe counters with a nice body shot. Brain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poe counters with a straight right hand.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brain throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Poe counters with a left to the body. Brain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brain throws a combination that misses and Brain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Brain tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Brain misses with a combination
and Poe moves into the clinch. Poe blocks an uppercut.
Poe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EA Poe. Poe lands an elbow just above Brain 's eye.
 It looks like Altair Brain has been cut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch blocked on the inside by Poe. Brain is trying to break free. Poe wants a takedown.
Brain throws a head punch that misses. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Brain dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Altair Brain's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brain doesn't manage to clinch there - Poe circles away.
Brain tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Brain misses with a combination
and Brain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jab from Brain. Brain throws an off balance right hand
and Poe counters with a stiff right hand. Brain throws a leg kick and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Brain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A nice side step and Poe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe blocks a head kick by Brain.
Brain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poe in his tracks. Brain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe checks the leg kick nicely there.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brain checks a leg kick. Brain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poe. Brain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Poe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brain did well to prevent Poe getting side control.
Poe seems to be looking for submissions.
Poe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brain's head.
Poe is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Brain to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. Poe looking to sit in guard and control but Brain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brain manages to get himself to full guard.

 That's two minutes gone in the round. Poe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brain is keeping the position for now. Brain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brain's head. Poe's corner is telling him to maintain position. EA Poe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Poe advances position into side control! Brain sneaks back into half guard.
Poe is working for an americana but Brain has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Poe was thinking about the submission.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Poe tries to free his leg and advance position but Brain is retaining full guard. Poe controlling from the top position. Poe throws an elbow that misses. Brain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poe's guard. Nice move by Brain!
Poe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brain is one step ahead there. Altair Brain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Brain is looking to stand up but Poe won't let him.
 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. Brain won't allow Poe to sweep him here. Brain wants to pass the guard but Poe is keeping the position. Brain wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving. Brain preventing the sweep. Poe looking to control but Brain passes into half guard.
Brain is thwarting Poe's attempts to control the position. Brain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Poe is staying active underneath Brain, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Poe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Altair Brain. Well Brain 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Brain! During a confident post fight interview, Altair Brain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 480 p4p, 30 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 597 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot. Power is looking to counter punch. Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ronaldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Power steps away.
Ronaldo moves into the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo. Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike. A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice elbow. Ronaldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage. Ronaldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Power to keep the fight standing. Power misses with a hook from the clinch. Power using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronaldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Power lands with a short head shot on the inside. A shot in the inside from Power. A shot in the inside from Ronaldo. Power is working Ronaldo over against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo misses with an elbow over the top. Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy. Power misses with a short punch on the inside. Power blocks a body shot from Ronaldo. Power working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Power connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ronaldo's face.
 It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut. Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Power. Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it. It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ronaldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power. A decent looking body kick lands there for Ronaldo. Ronaldo lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand. Power swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Ronaldo only half commits. A low kick from Ronaldo is predictable there and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo. Power checks a low kick from Ronaldo. Power throws a chopping leg kick but Ronaldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nice cross by Ronaldo. Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely. Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Ronaldo only half commits. Power thinks about countering with a body kick. Power lands a lovely overhand right. Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches. Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head. Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power. Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Power's head. A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Power throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range. Ronaldo is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks. Power lands a nice hook to Ronaldo's body. Ronaldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ronaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Power lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Ronaldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf. Power misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Power. Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming. Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Power with a nice cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Power is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ronaldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage. Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses. Ronaldo tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from Ronaldo. A swing and a miss from Ronaldo. Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Power. Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab. A clash of legs there as Ronaldo blocks the low kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ronaldo misses with a looping right. Ronaldo misses with a hook
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ronaldo throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Ronaldo only half commits. Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Power is looking to land body kicks. Ronaldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Power down. Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Power is looking to clinch. Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely. Power sizes up Ronaldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo. Ronaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ronaldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ronaldo lands a lovely overhand right. Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Power throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ronaldo thows a left - swing and a miss! Power throws the kick towards the body but Ronaldo avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! Ronaldo misses with a straight left. A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ronaldo swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body. Power is looking to clinch. Ronaldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Power. Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo. An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo. Ronaldo cracks the inside of Power's front leg. Power checks the leg kick. Ronaldo scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Power throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily. Power swings away with a leg kick that misses. Nice defenses there by Power. Power throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ronaldo takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses. Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Power misses with a kick to the body.
Ronaldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Power down. Ronaldo lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand. Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Ronaldo throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem. Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Power moved away. Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab. Power is looking to counter punch. Nice jab there from Ronaldo. Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ronaldo checks a low kick from Power.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Power tries to land a front kick but Ronaldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ronaldo misses with a shot to the body and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ronaldo. Power moves away from the strike by Ronaldo. Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ronaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Ronaldo looks to clinch and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ronaldo thinking. Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power slips a straight right by Ronaldo. Power is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Power checks a leg kick. Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ronaldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Power. Power checks a leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice leg kick lands there from Ronaldo.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power clinches up against the cage. Power has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
I was talking to Power's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo manages to pull guard.
Ronaldo controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself. Ronaldo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Let's hope that Ronaldo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ronaldo misses with a low kick. Ronaldo connects with a jab. Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ronaldo throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ronaldo scores with a nice strike. Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Power misses the shot to the body. Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronaldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Power moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off. Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo. Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Ronaldo missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ronaldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body. Ronaldo throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily. Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronaldo works Power's body with a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ronaldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ronaldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ronaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Power. Jab from Ronaldo. Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Ronaldo moves his leg out of the way. Power wants to clinch. A little jabbing left from Ronaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Power slips a straight right by Ronaldo. Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Power on the wrong end of a nice jab. Ronaldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Ronaldo misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand! Power lands with an overhand left. Power drops his hands momentarily and Ronaldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ronaldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power. Power throws a quick inside leg kick. Ronaldo blocks a jab. 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. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ronaldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Power checks the leg kick. Power lands a nice shot that snaps Ronaldo's head back.
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick. Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick. Power takes one to the chin there. Ronaldo scores with a hook. Power tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ronaldo moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power lands a jab to the head.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo. Power throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo. Power misses with a straight left. A big right from Power misses. Ronaldo jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power gets a clinch. Power looking to throw knees to the head but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power. Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Power tries to land a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks with his arms.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo manages to pull guard.
Power postures up.
Ronaldo controlling Power's posture.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ronaldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ronaldo trying to control the position here. Power is looking to stand up but Ronaldo won't let him. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Ronaldo working a defensive guard here.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight! Watch Out Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ronaldo 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo! Watch Out Ronaldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 641 p4p, 79 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 656 p4p, 81 weight class). Masada The Zealot is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bianchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bianchi. Bianchi 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. Bianchi tests The Zealot's chin there with a solid looking shot. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Zealot 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. The Zealot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bianchi connects with a right hand. The Zealot shakes it off. A jab from Bianchi misses. The Zealot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. The Zealot misses with a looping left. Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Zealot. Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss. The Zealot throws a body punch but Bianchi moves out of range. Some wild striking there from The Zealot.
Bianchi takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bianchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Zealot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bianchi lands a body shot.
The Zealot looks to land a left hand but Bianchi moved out of range nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Zealot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bianchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A combination from The Zealot does no damage. A looping hook to the body misses from The Zealot. Bianchi does a little dance to reset his feet. Bianchi misses with a straight right. Bianchi drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Bianchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Zealot doesn't seem bothered though. Bianchi throws the left hand but The Zealot avoids the punch easily. Some wild striking there from The Zealot.
Bianchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The Zealot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bianchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bianchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bianchi swings widly with a right hand
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combo that has Bianchi backing up. Bianchi nods at The Zealot to acknowledge the strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Zealot looks to land a right hand but Bianchi moved out of range. The Zealot looks to land a combination. Bianchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. The Zealot jabs at Bianchi's body. Nice shot by Bianchi. The Zealot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bianchi to score with a decent uppercut. Bianchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Zealot slips a straight right by Bianchi. Bianchi lands the left hand. Bianchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Zealot sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fighters circling - The Zealot throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bianchi dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The Zealot misses with a combination
and Bianchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bianchi missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bianchi throws a right hand that misses
and Bianchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A big right from Bianchi misses. The Zealot misses with a looping left. A little feinted left hand from Bianchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The Zealot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bianchi back to the cage. The Zealot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The Zealot misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses. Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bianchi misses with a hook
and Bianchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bianchi dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Bianchi misses with a body shot.
Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bianchi lands with a good body shot. The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by The Zealot - just one landing. Bianchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bianchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Zealot. It looked like Bianchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Bianchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Bianchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The Zealot misses with a body shot.
The Zealot needs to keep his hands up - Bianchi had a free shot at his head there. Bianchi dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Zealot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A jab from Bianchi misses. The Zealot's corner calls for a 1-2. The Zealot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fighters circling - Bianchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The Zealot punishes Bianchi's body with a nice straight punch. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round. That's time! Bianchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Zealot walks into a jab. Bianchi misses with a hook. Bianchi throws a jab but it's blocked by The Zealot. Left hook, right uppercut from The Zealot. The Zealot misses the jab. Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Danga de danga de dang - The Zealot scores with a four punch combination! Bianchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The Zealot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Zealot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A jab from Bianchi finds it's way through The Zealot's defenses. A swing and a miss from Bianchi. The Zealot scores with a jab to the body. The Zealot has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The Zealot cracks Bianchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The Zealot avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Masada The Zealot seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Bianchi with a series of wild strikes but Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bianchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bianchi. Bianchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bianchi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. The Zealot slips under a jab. Some wild striking there from The Zealot.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut. The Zealot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A telegraphed right hand from Bianchi misses the target. Left hook, right uppercut from The Zealot. A telegraphed right hand from Bianchi misses the target. Bianchi slips under a jab from The Zealot. The Zealot slips a straight right by Bianchi. The Zealot looks to throw the jab but Bianchi is out of range. The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bianchi throws a big shot that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Zealot moves out of range of the strikes. Bianchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The Zealot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bianchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bianchi lands with a cross. The Zealot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bianchi eats them both and turns towards The Zealot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Bianchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Zealot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bianchi. Decent striking displayed by Bianchi there. The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss. The Zealot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bianchi throws a poor cross that misses
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Bianchi is rocked! Bianchi scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Bianchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The Zealot is working the combinations to good effect here. The Zealot misses with a straight right. Bianchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A swing and a miss from Bianchi. Bianchi seems to have got his legs back now. Bianchi throws out a loose jab but The Zealot uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters circling - Bianchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bianchi misses with a hook. The Zealot ducked under it nicely. The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bianchi lands the left hand. The Zealot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The Zealot swinging wildly here.
The Zealot connects with a right hand. Bianchi shakes it off. A looping hook to the body misses from Bianchi. The Zealot does a little dance to reset his feet. The Zealot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bianchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Zealot moves away. The Zealot catches Bianchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The Zealot just misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bianchi misses with a wild body shot. The Zealot misses with a lunging right hand
and The Zealot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bianchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Zealot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand. Bianchi thuds his right hand into The Zealot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Bianchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Zealot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bianchi misses with a looping right. The Zealot slips under a jab. The Zealot throws a lazy uppercut
and Bianchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
The Zealot missing with a left hand there. Bianchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bianchi throwing a counter right hand but The Zealot manages to avoid it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bianchi misses with a hook. The Zealot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Zealot throws a poor cross that misses
and Bianchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bianchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Zealot moves away. The Zealot throws a lazy right hand but Bianchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bianchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The Zealot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bianchi counters with a huge left! The Zealot is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bianchi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save The Zealot from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bianchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bianchi! After winning the bout, Bobby Bianchi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 313 p4p, 43 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 173 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nakano just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nakano looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range. Raharuhi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi. Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano has Raharuhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body. Raharuhi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakano controls his hands.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Raharuhi connects with a body shot that sends Nakano's belly button to the back. Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nakano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nakano connects with a nice looking jab.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick which misses Nakano's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakano tries to avoid it. Nakano thows a left - swing and a miss! Nakano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Nakano. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet. It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Raharuhi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Raharuhi swings for the body but Nakano moves out of range.
Nakano avoids a kick to the body.
Raharuhi wants to slow Nakano down by chopping away at his legs. Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.
It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Raharuhi jabs Nakano to the body, keeping him at a distance. Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Raharuhi lands a really nice looking cross but Nakano seems unphased.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nakano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Raharuhi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Nakano scores with a head kick. Raharuhi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nakano throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and checks it nicely. Nakano cracks the inside of Raharuhi's front leg. Nakano tries to land a front kick but Raharuhi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano. Raharuhi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Nakano checks the leg kick. Raharuhi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A kick lands to the mid section there for Raharuhi. Nakano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nakano slips a straight right by Raharuhi. As Raharuhi tries to get set, Nakano tries to push him back and clinch up but Raharuhi manages to avoid the attempt. Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nakano misses with a wild body shot. Nakano throws a leg kick and Raharuhi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Raharuhi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakano. That did some damage!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Raharuhi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Nakano misses with a low kick. Raharuhi drops his hands momentarily and Nakano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Nakano misses with a kick to the body and Raharuhi counters with a leg kick. Raharuhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nakano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi. Nakano tries to clinch and Raharuhi counters with a body kick. Raharuhi scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Nakano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raharuhi if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakano looks to clinch and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nakano swings widly with a right hand
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nakano pushes Raharuhi away with a front kick.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano tries to land a front kick but Raharuhi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nakano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi. Raharuhi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Nakano misses with a leg kick and Raharuhi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A head kick misses from Nakano. Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakano is just out of range. Nakano connects with a body shot that sends Raharuhi's belly button to the back. Nakano slips a jab and a cross from Raharuhi.
Nakano looks to throw a body kick and Raharuhi counters with a stiff right hand. Raharuhi feints and then cracks Nakano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakano down. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nakano tests Raharuhi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raharuhi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nakano throws a leg kick that is checked letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand. Nakano misses with a left hand and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand. Nakano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand. Raharuhi takes one to the chin there. Nakano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi. Nakano slips a straight right by Raharuhi. It looked like Nakano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Raharuhi misses with a straight left. Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nakano getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Raharuhi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakano. Raharuhi misses with a looping right. Nakano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Raharuhi flicks out a counter leg kick but Nakano steps away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Nakano down. Raharuhi misses with a two punch combination.
Raharuhi cracks the inside of Nakano's front leg. Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Nakano swings and misses with a shot to the body and Nakano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nakano throws out a leg kick but Raharuhi moves out of range and Nakano only half commits. Nakano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Nakano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nakano moves out of range of the strikes. An attempted straight right counter from Nakano misses the target. Raharuhi has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi. Raharuhi lands a jab to the head.
Raharuhi throws a shot to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nakano misses with a wild body shot. Nakano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow. Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick. Raharuhi throws a push kick but Nakano slaps the foot to one side. A lazy left from Nakano finds it's target. Nakano scores with a decent looking hook. Nakano wants to slow Raharuhi down by chopping away at his legs. Raharuhi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Nakano moves out of range as Raharuhi throws a body kick.
Nakano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nakano throws a wild body kick that Raharuhi sees coming a mile off. Nakano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raharuhi takes a step back to recover. Nakano doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses. Nakano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Raharuhi tests Nakano's chin there with a solid looking shot. A clash of legs there as Raharuhi blocks the low kick. Nice defenses there by Nakano. Raharuhi connects with an inside leg kick. Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakano throws out the jab. Nakano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raharuhi. Raharuhi circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Raharuhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nakano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharuhi on the side of the head. Nakano misses with a leg kick. Nakano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raharuhi under the eye.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A punch lands to the side of Raharuhi 's head but he takes it in his stride. Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raharuhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakano. Nakano obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakano misses with a leg kick. Nakano moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes. Raharuhi misses with a looping left. A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Nakano does a little dance to reset his feet. Raharuhi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakano's hands. Nakano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Raharuhi misses with an uppercut. Raharuhi throws a body punch but Nakano moves out of range. Raharuhi tries to land a body kick and Nakano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nakano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nakano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raharuhi cracks Nakano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakano throws out the jab. Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Raharuhi misses with a hook. Nakano ducked under it nicely. Raharuhi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Raharuhi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakano. Raharuhi throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nakano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. 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! Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it. Nakano half committed to a counter leg kick. Nakano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano. Nakano lands a jab. Raharuhi digs a good hook to Nakano's body.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick as Nakano jumps back. Raharuhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. An inside leg kick from Nakano misses. Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakano.
Raharuhi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Raharuhi blocks a head kick by Nakano.
Raharuhi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakano. Nakano circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Nakano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharuhi! But no joy. Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Raharuhi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it. Raharuhi blocks the body kick.
Raharuhi gets off balance looking for a body kick and Nakano counters with a slapping leg kick. Nakano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Raharuhi is predictable there and Nakano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nakano clinches up against the cage. Raharuhi blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Raharuhi as the two fighters clinch.
Nakano looking to stall.
Nakano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses. Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Raharuhi blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakano.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharuhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raharuhi scores with a nice hook to the head. Raharuhi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakano misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi has a couple of punches blocked by Nakano.
Nakano lands a nice uppercut. Nakano lands with a short head shot on the inside. Naoyuki Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Raharuhi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakano lands with a light punch inside.
Raharuhi manages to break the clinch.
Raharuhi cracks Nakano with a right hand to the side of the head. Raharuhi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action! Nakano clobbers Raharuhi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakano moves into the clinch successfully.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Nakano takes a knee to the side of the body. Raharuhi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakano backwards. Raharuhi trying to land knees to the body.
Nakano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nakano misses with a body kick. Raharuhi looks to throw the jab but Nakano is out of range. Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Nakano tries to work over Raharuhi's front leg with a kick but Raharuhi checks it. Nakano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raharuhi on the side of the head. Raharuhi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nakano.
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 Naoyuki Nakano. I think Raharuhi 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn The Human (ranked 394 p4p, 56 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 182 p4p, 27 weight class). The Human's entrance music is Adventure Time. A fine choice. Finn The Human had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sarfraz Ali enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Human slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The Human misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely. Ali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily. The Human will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali. Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ali throws a hook but The Human blocks it. Ali lands a jab to The Human's midsection. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range. The Human checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ali ducks under a wild hook from The Human. The Human has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight. Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali shapes to counter with a head kick. The Human misses with a looping left. The Human moves out of range of the body kick. The Human loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch. Ali jabs The Human to the body, keeping him at a distance. The Human lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Human throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it. The Human tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ali lands with a hook. The Human tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The Human connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Human has managed to clinch.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Human backwards. Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
The Human prevents a body shot from Ali. The Human tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a light punch inside. Ali lands a shot to the body. The Human lands a body punch in the clinch. Ali blocks an uppercut.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ali lands with a light punch inside. The Human blocks a body shot from Ali. A short left from Ali. The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards. Ali digs a right hand underneath The Human's ribcage. The Human let out a lung full of air as it connected. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali. Ali misses with some punches.
Ali lands a nice uppercut. A short left from The Human. The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Ali. Ali tries to throw a body punch but The Human avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage. Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ali. The Human lands with a short shot to the head. The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land. A short right from Ali. The Human scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head. Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for The Human.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali. Ali throws a head punch that misses. A short right from The Human on the inside. Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land. The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human. The Human scores with a nice hook to the head. Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ali scores with a shot to the side of The Human's head. Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Human. Ali lands a shot to the body. Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Humans head. Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The Human lands with a short shot to the head. Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a right to the head. Ali tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Both fighters circling a little - The Human finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range. Ali tries to bum rush The Human with a series of wild strikes but The Human uses good footwork to avoid the assault. An inside leg kick lands from Ali. Ali jabs at The Human's body. The Human swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Human slips a jab from Ali. Ali cracks The Human with a good jab. The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ali lands a head kick. The Human smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Ali throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily. Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ali staying out of range there. Ali moves out of range of the strikes. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Human takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away. The Human takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The Human misses with a shot to the body and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The Human connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands. The Human misses with a wild combination.
A jab from The Human misses. The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human. The Human loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch. Ali throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily. The Human throws a body shot but no joy. Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ali connects with a solid leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target. The Human checks the leg kick. Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup. The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Human wants to clinch and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ali scores with a head kick. The Human tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Human swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws out a loose jab but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. The Human swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ali staying out of range there. A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human. A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Human's sensitive parts. Ali tries to land a front kick but The Human steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. The Human moves out of range of the strikes. Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The Human tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ali throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target. The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The Human tries to counter by clinching up but Ali breaks away and moves out of range. Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of The Human's head. Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Human lands with a nice combination. Ali backs away looking to recover. Ali misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely. As Ali tries to get set, The Human tries to push him back and clinch up but Ali manages to avoid the attempt. Ali avoids the body shot from The Human.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ali throws a nice inside leg kick. Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Ali throws out a leg kick but The Human moves out of range and Ali only half commits. The Human doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A punch combination from The Human misses. Ali throws a low kick but The Human moves out of range easily. The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
The Human instigates a clinch. Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The Human tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ali tries to throw a body punch but The Human avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage. The Human misses with a hook from the clinch. The Human pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Human's elbow. Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The Human tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Human gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The Human blocking some punches.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali digs a right hand underneath The Human's ribcage. The Human let out a lung full of air as it connected. The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Human's elbow. Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Human working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali pushes The Human back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali tries a body shot but The Human blocks it.
The Human is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A short left from The Human. A shot in the inside from The Human. Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Humans head. Ali lands a nice shot to the body. Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ali can't find room to land a body shot as The Human controls the action.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head. Ali scores with a hook to the body. Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ali blocking some punches.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from The Human.
The Human blocks a body shot from Ali. Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human. Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ali lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali. Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Human backwards. The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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.
That kick from Ali tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on. The Human throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
The Human takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Human checks it well. The Human throws a right and a left that both miss. A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target. Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali misses with a straight right. The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ali feints a jab promting The Human to slip. Ali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. The Human uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali. The Human scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The Human throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away. The Human drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Human moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ali connects with a body shot. The Human on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human. Ali throws a leg kick but The Human checks it. Ali scores with a nice body kick.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali. A big left from The Human misses. The Human will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily. The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily. The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy. The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali. A big left from Ali misses. The Human is looking to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch. A jab from Ali finds it's way through The Human's defenses. Ali slips a straight right by The Human. Ali cracks The Human with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Human has time to react.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ali lands a jab to the nose. Ali scores with a push kick. The Human fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The Human misses with the combination.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Human's sensitive parts. Good leg kick by Ali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Human misses with a wild body shot. Ali slips a straight right by The Human. The Human is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ali walks into a left hand. Ali works the jab nicely. A leg kick checked by The Human.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali connects with a solid leg kick. Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Human takes a kick to the side of the head. Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The Human blocks a head kick by Ali.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali. Good leg kick by Ali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Human takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses. The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range. Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The Human wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. The Human on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. The Human misses the shot to the body. The Human staying out of range there. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali - that will leave a mark!
Ali checks a low kick from The Human. The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Ali seems unphased.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! The Human fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human. The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A big right from The Human misses. Ali appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss! The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali. Ali scores with a nice strike. Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Human lands with a nice body punch. The Human on the wrong end of a nice jab. The Human digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs. Ali throws a body shot but no joy. The Human takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The Human misses with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Human bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ali misses with a low kick as The Human jumps back. Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped The Human's head back.
The Human defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand. Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali really dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Ali. A big right from Ali misses. The Human drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Ali misses with a low kick. The Human checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target. Ali cracks The Human with a right hand to the side of the head. The Human lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The Human displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab. Ali throws the kick towards the body but The Human avoids it. Ali cracks a nice hook into The Human's ribs. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali - that will leave a mark!
The Human slips under a jab. The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The Human is looking to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch. A good leg kick by Ali. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ali lands a leg kick that knocks The Human off balance momentarily. A bone on bone clash there as The Human blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target. Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as The Human checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. The Human thuds a left hand into Ali's body. The Human has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ali. The Human lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali at a distance.
Nice jab there from Ali. The Human looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. The Human on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The Human throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range. The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali. The Human misses with an uppercut. That kick from Ali tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on. Ali misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming. Ali scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target. The Human misses with the combination.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for The Human's leg but The Human calmly moves out of range. The Human misses the shot to the body. Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Human swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Nice shot by The Human. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped The Human's head back.
The Human misses the shot to the body. A leg kick checked by The Human. Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The Human takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali misses with a body kick. A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target. Ali looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range. The Human rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Human cracks Ali with an open hand slap. Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab. Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by The Human. Ali tried to score with a low kick but The Human checks it. Ali staying out of range there. The Human misses with a leg kick letting Ali counter with a right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The Human displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab. The Human missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The Human throws a jab when Ali was well out of range. The Human tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali misses with a low kick as The Human jumps back. Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The Human lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Ali throws an overhand right that lands on The Human's shoulder, as The Human tries to avoid the shot. Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ali wants to slow The Human down by chopping away at his legs. The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human. Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ali loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch. Ali works the jab nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ali looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range. The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range. Ali misses with a low kick. The Human wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance. Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human. Ali only half commits to the counter leg kick. The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Human moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The Human loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch. The Human thows a leg kick but Ali checks it and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ali lands a lovely overhand right. Ali thuds his right hand into The Human's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The Human scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though. The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human. The Human throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head. Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Human in his tracks. The Human moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab. Ali scores with a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that fourth round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range. Ali misses with a straight right. A nice inside leg kick there by The Human. That's going to slow Ali down. The Human scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali. Some bone on bone action there as Ali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Ali slips under a jab from The Human. Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ali scores with a kick to the midsection. Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The Human slips under a jab from Ali. Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ali misses. The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range. Ali throws a quick inside leg kick. Ali misses with an uppercut. Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. The Human will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Human throws a push kick but Ali slaps the foot to one side.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The Human slips a straight right by Ali. Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses. The Human walks into a straight right hand from Ali. Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away. Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The Human blocks a jab. The Human wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. The Human misses with a looping right. The Human scores with a nice head shot. A jab from Ali misses. The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ali takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human. The Human throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a low kick, right behind The Human 's knee. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Human throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ali checks a low kick from The Human. It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A chopping leg kick lands by Ali. Finn The Human has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Ali. The Human looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range. Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Ali misses with a body kick. Ali lands a jab to the head.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The Human staying out of range there. That kick from Ali tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on. A thudding body kick lands there by Ali!
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Ali. The Human is looking to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch. The Human throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The Human takes one on the button. Ali's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Human under the eye. Ali slips under a jab from The Human. Ali lands with a nice body punch. The Human scores with a jab to the jaw. The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head. Ali scores with a nice right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Human's sensitive parts. A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target. Ali throws a quick inside leg kick. Ali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The Human throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali. It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it. Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The Human swings and misses with a shot to the body and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Human has managed to clinch.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short left from Ali. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali pushes The Human back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Ali. The Human tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage. The Human misses with a body punch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Human. Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ali lands a nice shot to the body. Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head. Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Ali tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The Human lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali lands a shoulder strike. Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Humans head. Ali presses The Human against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ali lands a body punch in the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ali lands a right hand. Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali. Ali misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ali 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali! Sarfraz Ali is the new lightweight champion! A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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