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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 3180 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 323 p4p, 260 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sepulveda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sepulveda tries to land a body kick
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sepulveda throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sepulveda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Poulsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poulsen 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.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sepulveda dives in and grabs Poulsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poulsen pushes down on Sepulveda's head and hops out.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poulsen as he jumps to the side.
Poulsen looks to land a combination but Sepulveda avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Sepulveda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Sepulveda blocks the leg kick.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a straight right.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sepulveda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sepulveda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
Jab from Sepulveda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda scores with a sloppy right hand. Poulsen should have avoided that one.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda shoots in but Poulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Sepulveda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Sepulveda ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Poulsen lands but Sepulveda takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Poulsen's half guard.
Sepulveda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poulsen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Poulsen defends it well.
Sepulveda stalling.
Sepulveda is looking to take a break and control but Poulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sepulveda is looking for a kimura but Poulsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sepulveda to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sepulveda works Poulsen's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Sepulveda shoots in looking for a takedown. Poulsen tries to sprawl out of it but Sepulveda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poulsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Sepulveda steps away.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Sepulveda moved out of range.
Poulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Poulsen is looking to slow Sepulveda down with leg kicks.
Poulsen throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Poulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sepulveda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Sepulveda slips the punch.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Poulsen lunges at Sepulveda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sepulveda's hand.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Sepulveda misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sepulveda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Poulsen slips the punch.
Sepulveda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sepulveda somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen 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.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Sepulveda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sepulveda darts in looking for a takedown but Poulsen gets double underhooks and turns Sepulveda into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepulveda looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulsen. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sepulveda.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Sepulveda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poulsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Poulsen feints a jab promting Sepulveda to slip. Poulsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sepulveda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poulsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sepulveda. That one must have hurt.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sepulveda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sepulveda scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Poulsen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sepulveda.
A little feinted left hand from Sepulveda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Sepulveda's belly button to the back.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Sepulveda saw that one coming.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a hook.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Sepulveda avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepulveda at a distance.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda drops his hands momentarily and Poulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sepulveda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sepulveda shoots in but no luck this time.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poulsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen slips under a jab from Sepulveda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that misses
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda shoots in and drives through. Poulsen sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Sepulveda's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda's corner calls for a 1-2. Sepulveda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Poulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Sepulveda finds it's target.
Poulsen tries to score with a low kick but Sepulveda moves his leg out of the way.
Sepulveda throws a lazy right hand but Poulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poulsen takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Sepulveda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen lands a head kick!
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sepulveda swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Sepulveda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poulsen circles away.
A little jabbing left from Poulsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepulveda misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poulsen is fending him off so far but Sepulveda persists. Nope, Poulsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poulsen.
A low kick lands for Poulsen.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a right hand that Sepulveda ducks under and follows up with a left that Sepulveda also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Sepulveda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen 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.
Poulsen missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vang Poulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poulsen 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!
After the fight, Vang Poulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Ruth (ranked 1111 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 154 p4p, 178 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cup throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cup on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cup ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruth slaps away a takedown attempt from Cup, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cup on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cup connects with a single shot there.
Cup swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Cup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth with a hook.
Cup throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Cup's shoulder, as Cup tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Cup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cup throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cup blocks a jab.
Cup thuds his right hand into Ruth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Cup digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
Cup shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruth as he jumps to the side.
Cup throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth is looking to counter punch.
Cup misses with a hook
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Cup is rocked!
Ruth throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cup clean off his feet! He's out cold! Ruth stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ruth!
John Ruth really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Blue Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 430 p4p, 1759 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 54 p4p, 221 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paddy Fagan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hageman thows a body kick. Fagan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hageman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hageman moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hageman.
Hageman staying out of range there.
Fagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hageman lands a jab to the nose.
Fagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hageman walks into a jab.
Fagan avoids a kick to the body.
Hageman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fagan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fagan avoids the body shot from Hageman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hageman scores with a spinning back kick!
Fagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fagan.
Fagan misses with a series of wild punches.
Fagan misses with a two punch combination.
Hageman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fagan! But no joy.
Fagan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fagan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hageman is looking to chop away at Fagan's legs.
Fagan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fagan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Fagan takes one to the side of the head.
Fagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hageman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fagan.
Fagan cracks Hageman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Fagan misses with a looping right.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Fagan.
Hageman cracks Fagan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Fagan wants to counter with a clinch but Hageman pushes him away.
Hageman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hageman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hageman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fagan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hageman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paddy Fagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman connects with a leg kick.
Fagan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lands with an uppercut that bounces Fagan off the cage and back into range.
Hageman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hageman.
Hageman misses the shot to the body.
Hageman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hageman is just out of range.
Fagan avoids the head kick by Hageman.
A little jabbing left from Fagan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
Hageman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
It looks like Hageman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fagan misses with a left hand
and Hageman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fagan thinking.
Fagan throws a series of punches but Hageman avoids them all with ease.
Hageman slips a jab and a cross from Fagan.
Fagan punishes Hageman's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Hageman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fagan punishes Hageman's body with a nice straight punch.
Hageman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagan is just out of range.
Hageman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Hageman.
Fagan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hageman misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fagan throws a lazy right hand but Hageman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
Fagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman moves out of range as Fagan strikes.
Fagan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hageman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hageman throws a right hand that Fagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagan also avoids with ease.
Fagan takes one to the chin there.
Hageman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hageman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fagan throws a body punch but Hageman moves out of range.
Hageman thuds his right hand into Fagan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Fagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hageman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands with a cross.
Hageman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hageman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hageman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fagan throws out the jab.
Hageman looks to throw the jab but Fagan is out of range.
Fagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hageman.
Hageman tries to keep at a distance but Fagan has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fagan throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Fagan.
Fagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hageman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hageman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hageman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hageman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fagan.
Fagan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hageman throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Fagan misses.
Hageman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fagan is rocked!
No joy there for Hageman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hageman slips a jab and a cross from Fagan.
Diego Hageman is winning the standup battle so far.
Fagan throws a looping overhand right but Hageman ducks down to avoid it.
Fagan throws a shot from downtown. Hageman moves away and avoids it.
Fagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fagan throws a hook but Hageman blocks it.
Fagan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hageman in his tracks.
Fagan is looking to clinch.
Hageman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hageman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hageman looks for the body kick but Fagan saw that one coming.
Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Hageman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hageman.
Hageman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hageman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fagan. That did some damage!
Fagan lands a nice shot that snaps Hageman's head back.
Hageman misses with an uppercut.
Hageman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hageman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fagan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hageman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fagan.
Fagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Hageman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagan is just out of range.
Hageman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hageman finish him?
Fagan slips under a jab from Hageman.
Fagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Fagan.
Hageman scores with a decent looking hook.
Hageman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hageman scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fagan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hageman should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fagan throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hageman, as that shot connected.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hageman! Fagan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 639 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 95 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich scores with a push kick.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Mikhasevich, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikhasevich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pichushkin pinned against the cage. Pichushkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pichushkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhasevich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Mikhasevich throws a push kick but Pichushkin slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Mikhasevich does no damage.
Pichushkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikhasevich, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin lands with a light punch inside.
Pichushkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mikhasevich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pichushkin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Pichushkin throws a head kick that misses.
Pichushkin wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Pichushkin is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pichushkin gets a clinch.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich is stalling here.
Mikhasevich scores with a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
A right handed body shot lands from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin letting Mikhasevich take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pichushkin as Mikhasevich tries to tie him up.
Pichushkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pichushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mikhasevich blocking some punches.
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Pichushkin drives through and clinches with Mikhasevich against the cage.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pichushkin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pichushkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pichushkin tries to throw a body punch but Mikhasevich avoids it by throwing Pichushkin back against the cage.
Pichushkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Mikhasevich gets through Pichushkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pichushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich misses with the head strike.
Mikhasevich pushes Pichushkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Pichushkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich tries to break free but Pichushkin pushes him back against the cage.
Mikhasevich trying to land knees to the body.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Pichushkin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikhasevich cracks Pichushkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pichushkin cracks Mikhasevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhasevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Pichushkin prevents a body shot from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Mikhasevich leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pichushkin backwards.
Pichushkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Pichushkin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pichushkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich leaning against his opponent.
Mikhasevich looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Pichushkin.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mikhasevich gets through Pichushkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin has Mikhasevich pressed against the cage, preventing Mikhasevich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Pichushkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pichushkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich is struggling to control the position.
Pichushkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich can't find room to land a body shot as Pichushkin controls the action.
Mikhasevich stalling in the clinch.
Mikhasevich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mikhasevich gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pichushkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pichushkin or not.
Mikhasevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mikhasevich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mikhasevich is leaning against Pichushkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich taking a breather.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Mikhasevich stalling in the clinch but Pichushkin improves position.
Mikhasevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pichushkin backwards.
Pichushkin tries to throw a body punch but Mikhasevich avoids it by throwing Pichushkin back against the cage.
Mikhasevich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich looking to throw knees to the head but Pichushkin is blocking nicely.
Mikhasevich tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Mikhasevich back against the cage.
Pichushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pichushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Mikhasevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Pichushkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Mikhasevich back against the cage.
Pichushkin cracks Mikhasevich with a nice body shot.
A short right from Pichushkin on the inside.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikhasevich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikhasevich stalling against the cage.
Mikhasevich jumps guard and drags Pichushkin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mikhasevich pulls Pichushkin in close to prevent any damage.
Pichushkin wanted to stand there but Mikhasevich had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pichushkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin'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!
Pichushkin wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Mikhasevich rushes Pichushkin and presses him up against the cage.
Pichushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mikhasevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mikhasevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich trying to stall but Pichushkin improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mikhasevich.
Pichushkin misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Pichushkin on the inside.
Pichushkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pichushkin.
A short left from Pichushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mikhasevich lands an elbow that stopped Pichushkin in his tracks for a moment.
Pichushkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich tries to stall but Pichushkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pichushkin misses with a body punch.
Pichushkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Pichushkin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikhasevich stalls.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Mikhasevich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pichushkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pichushkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pichushkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin lands with a left to the head.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pichushkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Pichushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikhasevich's elbow.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pichushkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Pichushkin ducked under it nicely.
Pichushkin blocks the body kick.
Pichushkin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mikhasevich is looking to land body kicks.
Gennady Mikhasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pichushkin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikhasevich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pichushkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pichushkin throws a right and a left that Mikhasevich avoids nicely.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pichushkin throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Pichushkin's shoulder, as Pichushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich throws out a powerful jab.
Mikhasevich swats away the attempt to clinch by Pichushkin.
Mikhasevich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pichushkin throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhasevich moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikhasevich looks for the body kick but Pichushkin saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich throws out a leg kick but Pichushkin moves out of range and Mikhasevich only half commits.
Pichushkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws out a leg kick but Pichushkin moves out of range and Mikhasevich only half commits.
Mikhasevich with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pichushkin checks a low kick from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pichushkin throws a lazy head kick
and Mikhasevich counters with a head kick.
Pichushkin forces Mikhasevich back against the cage and clinches.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pichushkin lands a left hand.
Mikhasevich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Mikhasevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Pichushkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pichushkin 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pichushkin!
Alexander Pichushkin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 577 p4p, 776 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 92 p4p, 118 weight class). Lethal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, we're off to see the wizard. Tarlac has chosen Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 29 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lethal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarlac.
Lethal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lethal lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarlac's head.
Tarlac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tarlac throws a poor cross that misses
and Lethal counters with a left to the body.
Lethal scores with the left hand. Tarlac knows he should have avoided that one.
Tarlac looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tarlac takes a swing at Lethal's ribcage but misses.
Lethal scores with the left hand. Tarlac knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac ducks right into an uppercut from Lethal.
Tarlac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac throws a nice looking combination but Lethal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarlac misses with a wild combination.
Lethal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal tries to score with a low kick but Tarlac moves his leg out of the way.
Tarlac's corner calls for a 1-2. Tarlac obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lethal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Lethal checks it.
Lethal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lethal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarlac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Lethal drops Tarlac with a right and a left! Lethal comes rushing in but Tarlac regains his composure and manages to keep Lethal in guard.
Tarlac is rocked!
Lethal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lethal is controlling him.
Tarlac is still in real trouble! Can Lethal finish him?
Lethal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lethal tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarlac is retaining full guard.
Tarlac seems to have recovered his senses.
Lethal advances to half guard.
Lethal is keen to just control but Tarlac is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Tarlac has recovered full guard.
Lethal trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarlac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lethal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tarlac keeping full guard, as Lethal tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lethal checks the leg kick.
Lethal scores with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Tarlac has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tarlac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lethal checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac tried to score with a low kick but Lethal checks it.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarlac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lethal checks it well.
It looked like Lethal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lethal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarlac.
Lethal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lethal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tarlac misses with a wild combination.
Tarlac checks a low kick from Lethal.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
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!
Lethal throws a head kick that misses.
Tarlac connects with a body shot that sends Lethal's belly button to the back.
Tarlac throws a hook but Lethal avoids it easily.
Tarlac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarlac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Tarlac checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut.
Tarlac tries to move into range but Lethal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lethal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lethal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lethal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarlac misses with a hook
and Tarlac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarlac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lethal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lethal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lethal slips a jab and a cross from Tarlac.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lethal blocks the leg kick.
Tarlac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
Tarlac throws a low kick but Lethal moves out of range easily.
Lethal walks into a jab.
Lethal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarlacs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlac clobbers Lethal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tarlac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tarlac cracks Lethal with a good jab.
Lethal throws a nice looking combination but Tarlac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lethal lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lethal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarlac to score with a decent uppercut.
Tarlac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Tarlac checks a low kick from Lethal.
Tarlac catches Lethal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tarlac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Lethal throws a jab when Tarlac was well out of range.
Tarlac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tarlac throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarlac scores with a head kick. Lethal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lethal dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
Lethal lunges at Tarlac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tarlac's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarlac. Tarlac obviously looking to wear him down.
Lethal moves forwards but Tarlac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tarlac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tarlac.
Lethal dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
A shot to the liver by Tarlac. Beautiful body shot.
Tarlac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarlac goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarlac blocks the leg kick.
Tarlac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lethal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws the left hand but Tarlac avoids the punch easily.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Lethal counters with a left hand that sends Tarlac to the canvas!
Tarlac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lethal is controlling him.
Lethal looking to pass the guard.
Tarlac wants to stand but Lethal is controlling the position.
Tarlac being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac wants to sweep here but Lethal controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lethal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tarlac misses the jab.
Lethal throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Lethal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tarlac lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lethal checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lethal throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Lethal checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarlac throws a head kick but Lethal moves out of range.
Lethal connects with a high kick.
Tarlac misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarlac lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tarlac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarlac throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Tarlac catches Lethal right on the button with a cross.
Tarlac scores with a jab to the body.
Tarlac wants to land a leg kick but Lethal is out of range.
Lethal tries to land a leg kick but Tarlac saw it coming and moves away.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses.
Lethal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
Tarlac on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lethal. Lethal obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Lethal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarlac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lethal finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarlac's head.
Tarlac misses with a hook.
A cross from Tarlac lands.
Lethal tries to work over Tarlac's front leg with a kick but Tarlac checks it.
Tarlac lands a really nice looking cross but Lethal seems unphased.
A lazy left from Lethal finds it's target.
Tarlac wants to clinch up but Lethal keeps it at a distance.
Tarlac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Tarlac.
Tarlac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a leg kick.
Tarlac scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Lethal lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tarlac.
Lethal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tarlac scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lethal in his tracks.
Tarlac has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Lethal.
Tarlac fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lethal is out of range.
Tarlac throws a jab but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Lethal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarlac.
Lethal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Tarlac. Those never looked like landing.
Tarlac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lethal counters with a left hand that sends Tarlac to the canvas!
Tarlac trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac keeping moving, preventing Lethal from controlling successfully.
Lethal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tarlac keeping full guard, as Lethal tries to pass.
Lethal trying to control but Tarlac is working from the bottom.
Tarlac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Tarlac keeping moving, preventing Lethal from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tarlac looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Tarlac misses with a few strikes there.
Tarlac misses with a series of wild punches.
Lethal throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac wants to clinch up but Lethal keeps it at a distance.
Tarlac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarlac cracks Lethal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarlac looks to score with a jab to the body but Lethal is just out of range.
Lethal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lethal scores with a jab. Tarlac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Tarlac scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Tarlac.
I think Tarlac 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tarlac!
Vladimir Tarlac thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Matt Lethal stepped up to the mic, saying '...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 343 p4p, 750 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 50 p4p, 108 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon connects with a crisp jab.
Pendragon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pendragon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chikatchawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses the jab.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Pendragon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chikatchawan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pendragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chikatchawan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon blocks a jab.
Pendragon stuns Chikatchawan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pendragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Pendragon.
Pendragon moves out of range as Chikatchawan strikes.
Pendragon throws a right hand that Chikatchawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chikatchawan also avoids with ease.
Donk. Pendragon catches Chikatchawan right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a jab to Chikatchawan's midsection.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight left.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Pendragon.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon misses with a kick to the body
and Chikatchawan counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Pendragon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pendragon.
Chikatchawan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan scores with a nice right hand.
Chikatchawan lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chikatchawan.
Pendragon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pendragon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pendragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chikatchawan doesn't seem bothered though.
Pendragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan throws a right and a left that Pendragon avoids nicely.
Pendragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chikatchawan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Chikatchawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chikatchawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Chikatchawan.
Pendragon walks into a stiff left hand from Chikatchawan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pendragon.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the leg kick from Pendragon.
Chikatchawan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Pendragon misses with a wild combination.
And Chikatchawan counters with a quick kick to the body but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pendragon.
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body. Chikatchawan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Chikatchawan avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pendragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Chikatchawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pendragon lands with a right hand.
Chikatchawan digs a good body shot into Pendragon's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pendragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chikatchawan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to the head.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chikatchawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chikatchawan manages to avoid it.
Chikatchawan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chikatchawan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pendragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Pendragon saw that one coming.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pendragon throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pendragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chikatchawan throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chikatchawan 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.
Pendragon misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Chikatchawan ducks down to avoid it.
Pendragon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pendragon tried to score with a low kick but Chikatchawan checks it.
Chikatchawan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pendragon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses with a leg kick
and Chikatchawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon tries to land a leg kick but Chikatchawan saw it coming and moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chikatchawan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pendragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chikatchawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chikatchawan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon throws a leg kick
and Chikatchawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chikatchawan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Pendragon digs a good hook to Chikatchawan's body.
Chikatchawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chikatchawan loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Chikatchawan avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chikatchawan.
Pendragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Pendragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pendragon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pendragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Pendragon backs away, Chikatchawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the body kick.
Pendragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chikatchawan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pendragon clobbers Chikatchawan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping right.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Pendragon.
Pendragon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chikatchawan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Chikatchawan.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Chikatchawan is looking to slow Pendragon down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pendragon!
The fighters circling - Chikatchawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chikatchawan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chikatchawan moves forwards but Pendragon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a right hook to the body.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping right.
Chikatchawan drops Pendragon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pendragon looks back up at him and smiles so Chikatchawan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chikatchawan throws out the jab.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Pendragon misses with a shot to the body
letting Chikatchawan counter with a right hand.
Pendragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chikatchawan.
Pendragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Chikatchawan saw that one coming.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pendragon! Chikatchawan lets Pendragon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pendragon with the inside leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Chikatchawan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Chikatchawan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon'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!
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chikatchawan.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Pendragon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pendragon!
Chikatchawan drops his hands momentarily and Pendragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chikatchawan is looking to score with low kicks.
Pendragon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Pendragon moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon scores with a punch to the head.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a solid body kick.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pendragon defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pendragon tries to work over Chikatchawan's front leg with a kick but Chikatchawan checks it.
Chikatchawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pendragon.
Chikatchawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook. Pendragon ducked under it nicely.
Pendragon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pendragon.
Pendragon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Chikatchawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chikatchawan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chikatchawan counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Chikatchawan misses with a low kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook. Pendragon ducked under it nicely.
Pendragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chikatchawan is out of range and Pendragon settles back down.
Pendragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chikatchawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Chikatchawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pendragon.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping left.
Pendragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chikatchawan in his tracks.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Chikatchawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab from Pendragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice body shot.
Chikatchawan thuds his right hand into Pendragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pendragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chikatchawan is out of range and Pendragon settles back down.
Pendragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chikatchawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp right that sends Pendragon to the canvas! Chikatchawan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Our winner, Tsoko Chikatchawan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 446 p4p, 568 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 64 p4p, 83 weight class). Rautio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: mickey avalon. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Rautio.
Slayin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rautio cracks Slayin with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Rhymin Slayin has been cut.
Slayin fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Rautio misses.
Slayin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin throws a hook to the side of Rautio's head but Rautio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio throws a hook but Slayin avoids it easily.
Slayin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin works over Rautio's head and body with a nice combination.
Slayin slips a jab and a cross from Rautio.
Slayin misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slayin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Slayin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Slayin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rautio tries to land a body kick
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rautio on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rautio.
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!
Slayin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rautio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rautio counters with a nice uppercut.
Rautio moves into the clinch.
Rautio throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayin.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayin.
Slayin misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio cracks Slayin with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Slayin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slayin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rautio has double underhooks.
Slayin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautios head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Slayin.
Rautio gets through Slayin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rautio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Slayin.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
Slayin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slayin takes the fight into the clinch.
Rautio tries to work over Slayin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slayin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rautio avoids the damage to the body.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Slayin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slayin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slayin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rautio avoids the damage to the body.
Slayin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Rautio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautio is defending well for now.
Rautio gets through Slayin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slayin scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slayin.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin misses with some punches.
Slayin is trying to break the clinch but Rautio has him pressed against the cage.
Rautio is trying to force a seperation but Slayin has the dominant position.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Slayin avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
Slayin breaks from the clinch.
Rautio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayin misses with a left hand
and Rautio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slayin really felt that one!
Rautio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slayin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayin's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rautio avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Rautio misses.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rautio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rautio scores with a nice head shot.
Slayin looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio counters with a body kick that stops Slayin in his tracks momentarily.
Slayin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rautio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rautio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a kick to the body.
Rautio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slayin blocks a low kick nicely.
Slayin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rautio finds it's way round the side to connect with Slayin's head.
Rautio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slayin slips a jab from Rautio.
Slayin checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Slayin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rautio scores with a nice head shot.
Slayin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a head kick but Rautio moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
Rautio misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Slayin misses the target.
Slayin misses with a wild body shot.
Slayin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rautio to score with a decent uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab lands there for Rautio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slayin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Slayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Slayin misses with a hook.
Rautio motions for Slayin to come forward. Rautio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayin takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
Rautio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slayin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Rautio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slayin checks a low kick from Rautio.
Rautio swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayin.
Rautio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slayin's corner calls for a 1-2. Slayin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slayin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rhymin Slayin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rautio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayin walks into a straight right hand from Rautio.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Slayin's shoulder, as Slayin tries to avoid the shot.
Rautio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slayin misses with a head kick.
Slayin misses with a low kick as Rautio jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Rautio.
Rautio closes the distance and pushes Slayin back into the cage.
Rautio misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayin.
Rhymin Slayin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slayin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio connects with a jab.
Slayin walks into a straight right hand from Rautio.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Slayin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rautio can pounce on him.
Slayin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rautio darts in and clinches Slayin up against the cage.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Rautio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayin moves away.
Rautio avoids the head kick by Slayin.
Rautio throws a hook but Slayin avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Slayin misses the target.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Rautio scores with the left hand. Slayin knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Slayin.
Rautio scores with a punch to the head.
Rautio misses with a hook to the body
and Slayin counters with an outside leg kick.
Slayin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Rautio lands.
Rautio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slayin in his tracks.
 Slayin is rocked!
Slayin connects with a crisp jab.
Slayin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slayin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slayin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSlayin.
Slayin throws a right hand that Rautio ducks under and follows up with a left that Rautio also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rautio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four 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!
A combination from Slayin does no damage.
Rautio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rautio stuns Slayin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayin throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slayin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rautio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slayin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Rautio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rautio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Alvado (ranked 155 p4p, 507 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 24 p4p, 78 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Ichense Dub. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Portis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Portis loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Portis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Portis moved out of range.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvado wants to clinch up but Portis keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Portis.
Nice straight punches there by Portis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Portis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for Portis's leg but Portis calmly moves out of range.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Alvado.
Portis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado throws the left hand but Portis avoids the punch easily.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Portis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Portis stumbling back into the cage.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Portis is out of range.
Portis cracks Alvado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Portis throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Portis blocks a jab.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Portis to score with a decent uppercut.
Portis lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Alvado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Portis.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Portis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Portis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Portis misses.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado is looking to slow Portis down with leg kicks.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvado misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Portis throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Alvado throws a one two combo.
Portis throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with an uppercut.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Jab by Portis.
Portis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Portis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvado tries a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Portis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvado throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Portis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Portis blocks a jab.
Alvado scores with a leg kick.
Portis misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Portis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.
Portis avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Portis sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Portis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvado closes the distance and pushes Portis back into the cage.
Portis misses with some punches.
Alvado working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portis blocks a head kick by Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Alvado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alvado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Portis checks a leg kick.
Portis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alvado throws the left hand but Portis avoids the punch easily.
Portis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Portis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvado.
Portis connects with a single shot there.
Alvado wants to slow Portis down by chopping away at his legs.
Portis throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Portis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
Portis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marco Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Portis connects with a crisp jab.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Portis misses with a body shot
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Portis misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
Portis throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Portis is out of range.
Alvado feints and then cracks Portis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Portis down.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portis.
Portis throws a right hand that Alvado ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvado also avoids with ease.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Portis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Portis with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Portis ducks down to avoid it.
Portis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Portis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Portis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Portis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Portis throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portis scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado lands a glancing blow to the side of Portis's head.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Alvado coming out on top.
Jab by Portis.
Portis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Portis lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Portis's shoulder, as Portis tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with the combination.
Alvado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvado 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 fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvado. Portis shrugs it off though.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvado cracks a nice hook into Portis's ribs.
Good exchange - Portis coming out on top.
Alvado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Portis misses with a straight right.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Portis lands the left hand.
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!
Portis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Portis throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a low kick, right behind Portis 's knee.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
Portis cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a good low kick that Portis was not able to check.
Alvado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portis.
Alvado throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portis throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Portis blocks a head kick by Alvado.
Portis misses with a looping left.
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 Marco Alvado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Portis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Portis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Portis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Portis cracks Alvado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Portis sees coming a mile off.
Portis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Portis scores with a jab.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado slips a jab from Portis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Portis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Portis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvado.
Alvado slips a jab and a cross from Portis.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Portis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvado misses with a leg kick.
Alvado defending well as Portis loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portis throws out the jab.
Portis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Portis checks it
and Portis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado lands a jab to the head.
Alvado connects with the punch.
Jab by Portis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson Portis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis slips under a jab.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
Portis checks a low kick from Alvado.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Nice straight punches there by Alvado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvado.
Portis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvado under the eye.
A jab from Portis does it's job there.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Portis is just out of range.
Portis sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Portis finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Nice shot by Portis.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Portis throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Portis had a free shot at his head there.
Alvado tries to work over Portis's front leg with a kick but Portis checks it.
Portis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alvado tried to score with a low kick but Portis checks it.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado slips under a jab from Portis.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Portis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Alvado throws a shot to the body.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
Portis misses with a wild combination.
Alvado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marco Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Portis.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado is looking to clinch but Portis is avoiding it.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvado lands a jab.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Portis.
I think Alvado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marco Alvado!
Marco Alvado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 429 p4p, 203 weight class) and Ameri Can (ranked 57 p4p, 29 weight class). Can is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Can.
Can throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Can throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can cracks Ekaku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Can lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ekaku seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Can forces Ekaku back against the cage and clinches.
Ekaku avoids the elbow strike from Can, against the cage.
Can creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Can's elbow.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Can misses with an elbow over the top.
Can throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekakus head.
Still in the clinch, Ekaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Can throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Ekaku.
Can is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Can's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Can's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ekaku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cans head.
Ekaku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can working aggressively here.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku blocks an elbow strike.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Ekaku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Can pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ekaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Can misses
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Can catches Ekaku right on the button with a cross.
Ekaku lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Can.
Ekaku throws a low kick, looking for Can's leg but Can calmly moves out of range.
A cross from Can lands.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Can.
Can misses with a low kick.
Ekaku lands a nice shot that snaps Can's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Can down.
Can misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ekaku tried to counter with a leg kick but Can avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Can does a little dance to reset his feet.
Can is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ekaku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Can checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Ekaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Can scores with a hook.
Can throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku 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.
Ekaku doesn't manage to clinch there - Can circles away.
Can gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Can keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Ekaku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Can wants to stand and escape but Ekaku is having none of it.
Ekaku tries to free his leg and advance position but Can is retaining full guard.
Can is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ekaku trying to control but Can is working from the bottom.
Ekaku advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can is pushing Ekaku's head away, looking to escape. Ekaku manages to hold on to the position though.
Ekaku is trying to get an arm triangle but Can is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekaku looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Can wants to get back to his feet.
Ekaku is staying tight to Can's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Can pushes Ekaku away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ekaku gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekaku shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Can's guard.
Can wants to stand and escape but Ekaku is having none of it.
Ekaku stands and throws Can's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Can is not content to let Ekaku control the position.
Ekaku tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ekaku has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ekaku is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Can is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can wants to get back to his feet but Ekaku drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Can can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku trying to control the position but Can is working away.
Ekaku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Can is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ekaku prevents Can from escaping the position.
Ekaku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Can is trying to get back to his feet.
Ekaku is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Can knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ekaku wants to control but Can is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Can throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ameri Can seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekaku defending well as Can loads up on a big left hand.
Can chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Can closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku walks into a jab.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!
Can throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Ameri Can is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Ekaku throws a body shot but no joy.
Can throws a nice inside leg kick.
Can throws out a powerful jab.
Ekaku slips a jab from Can.
Can slips under a jab from Ekaku.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
And Ekaku counters with a quick kick to the body but Can blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ekaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Can.
Ekaku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ekaku throws a series of strikes that have Can backpedaling.
Can keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Can staying out of range there.
Ekaku has Can up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ekaku on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku prevents Can from breaking the clinch.
Ekaku blocks an elbow strike from Can.
Can is trying to break free.
Can throws an elbow that misses.
Ekaku lands with a left to the head.
Can takes a shot to the head.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Ekaku won't allow it.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Can misses with some punches.
A short left from Ekaku.
A short left from Can.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku has picked Can up - he's going for a ride! Ekaku dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Can makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Can staying out of range there.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Can swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a low kick, right behind Can 's knee.
Can needs to keep his hands up - Ekaku had a free shot at his head there.
Ekaku pushes Can up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ekaku is looking to clinch but Can is avoiding it.
It seemed like Can was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekaku moves out of range of the body kick from Can.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Can coming out on top.
Ekaku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Can looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ekaku walks into a straight right hand from Can.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku moves in looking to clinch but Can pushes him off.
Can looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Can misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can tries to clinch but Ekaku is having none of it.
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Can scores with a jab to the head.
Can misses with a looping left.
Can tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
Ekaku lands with a shot to the body.
Ekaku closes the distance and clinches up with Can, looking for a takedown. Ekaku pushes Can against the cage but Can circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Can fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ekaku checks it well.
Ekaku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Can sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ekaku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Can throws a leg kick but Ekaku moved away.
Ekaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Can is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a spinning back kick!
Ameri Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku throws a lazy body kick
and Can counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku doesn't manage to clinch there - Can circles away.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku throws the kick towards the body but Can avoids it.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku misses with a hook. Can ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ekaku with a hook.
Can tries to clinch up.
Can swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Can lands a head kick. Ekaku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Can misses the jab.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Ekaku slips a jab and a cross from Can.
Ekaku misses with a straight left.
Can lands a jab.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Can on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is looking to clinch.
Can's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ekaku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Can scrambles back to his feet.
Can connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses.
No luck for Ekaku with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshi Ekaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Can throws a leg kick which misses Ekaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Ekaku tries to avoid it.
Ekaku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Can keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Can misses with a head kick.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
Can fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ekaku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tries to work over Can's front leg with a kick but Can checks it.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Can's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Can duly obliges.
Ekaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Can manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Can tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
Can throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Can throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Can takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ekaku connects with an inside leg kick.
Can's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Can avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Can. Can circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ameri Can.
I think Ekaku has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Ekaku!
An out of breath Hiroshi Ekaku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 18 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. 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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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 29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tapani Kansalainen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kansalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner lands with a hook. Kansalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Kansalainen throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner gets a takedown into half guard.
Turner trying to pass the guard but Kansalainen defending well.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kansalainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kansalainen tries to kick Turner off but Turner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kansalainen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Well, if Turner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to take a breather but Kansalainen is having none of it.
Turner is looking to advance position but Kansalainen won't allow it.
Kansalainen is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Turner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Kansalainen has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Turner is in a lot of trouble! Kansalainen is straining to finish and he's done it! Turner taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tapani Kansalainen!
Tapani Kansalainen is the new lightweight champion!
Tapani Kansalainen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Elgin Turner spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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