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HFC 45 - All Hallow's Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 2484 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Tuomas Jukola (ranked 280 p4p, 287 weight class). Tuomas Jukola acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tuomas Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
Olli Lindholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindholm misses the target.
Lindholm moves into range and clinches up with Jukola.
Jukola lands a shoulder strike.
Jukola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindholm blocks a body shot from Jukola.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindholm blocking some punches.
Lindholm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jukola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindholm is working Jukola over against the cage.
Lindholm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jukola blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Lindholm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindholm.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukola presses Lindholm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Lindholm tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Lindholm back against the cage.
Jukola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindholm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Lindholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lindholm.
Lindholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindholm looking to throw knees to the head but Jukola is blocking nicely.
Jukola working hard to break the clinch.
Lindholm misses with a punch to the body.
Jukola breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lindholm. Jukola shrugs it off though.
Jukola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lindholm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lindholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukola misses.
Lindholm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindholm misses with a jab to the body
letting Jukola counter with a right hand.
Lindholm throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola misses the body punch
and Lindholm counters by moving into the clinch.
Lindholm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Jukola content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Lindholm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jukola can't find room to land a body shot as Lindholm controls the action.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukola's elbow.
Lindholm tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Lindholm back against the cage.
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lindholm fails to land.
Jukola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Jukola misses
and Lindholm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindholm is looking to clinch but Jukola is avoiding it.
Lindholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindholm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Lindholm.
Jukola keeps the fight on the outside.
Jukola throws out a counter right but Lindholm avoids it with no problem.
Jukola misses with an uppercut.
Jukola misses with a kick to the body.
Lindholm throws a jab when Jukola was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola gets tackled into the cage by Lindholm. Lindholm maintains the clinch.
Jukola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Lindholm is leaning against Jukola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jukola tries to throw a body punch but Lindholm avoids it by throwing Jukola back against the cage.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindholm misses with a body punch.
Jukola misses with a punch to the body.
Lindholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jukola.
Lindholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindholm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Lindholm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lindholm throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jukola moves out of range as Lindholm throws a body kick.
Jukola slips a jab and a cross from Lindholm.
Jukola clobbers Lindholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Jukola lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lindholm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Jukola tenderised Lindholm's leg. Lindholm is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Lindholm.
Lindholm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lindholm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jukola can do to turn this around?
Lindholm fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lindholm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick there by Lindholm.
Lindholm looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Jukola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindholm.
Jukola connects with a solid leg kick.
Lindholm takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lindholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olli Lindholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lindholm.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Lindholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lindholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindholm ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Lindholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Lindholm.
Jukola tries a quick counter leg kick but Lindholm is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lindholm finds it's way round the side to connect with Jukola's head.
Jukola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lindholm.
Lindholm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindholm is looking to land body kicks.
Jukola was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lindholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola.
Jukola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindholm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jukola is able to avoid easily.
Jukola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindholm lands with a nice body punch.
Lindholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lindholm connects with a nice looking jab.
Lindholm looks to land a body kick but Jukola moved away.
Jukola scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Lindholm slips the punch.
Lindholm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jukola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindholm forces Jukola back against the cage and clinches.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindholm.
Jukola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Lindholm on the inside.
Jukola taking a breather.
Olli Lindholm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lindholm lands a hook that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Lindholm tries to work over Jukola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindholm misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola lands with a short head shot 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!
Jukola digs a right hand underneath Lindholm's ribcage. Lindholm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lindholm throws a head punch that misses.
Jukola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jukola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lindholm clinches up with Jukola and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jukola.
Lindholm misses with a body punch.
Lindholm lands a nice uppercut.
Lindholm lands an elbow inside that Jukola shrugs off.
Lindholm prevents Jukola from breaking the clinch.
Lindholm scores with a shoulder strike.
 Jukola is rocked!
Lindholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jukola's elbow.
Lindholm tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Lindholm back against the cage.
Jukola lands a hook that snaps the head of Lindholm backwards.
Lindholm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Lindholm dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jukola throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindholm.
Lindholm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jukola. Jukola obviously looking to wear him down.
Lindholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lindholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Lindholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindholm is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Jukola misses
enabling Lindholm to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola throws a push kick but Lindholm slaps the foot to one side.
Jukola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lindholm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jukola - the referee stops the clock and Lindholm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jukola. Lindholm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lindholm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindholm is looking to land body kicks.
Jukola throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Lindholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindholm wants to land a leg kick but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindholm tries to clinch there but Jukola circles away.
Lindholm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jukolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lindholm feints and then cracks Jukola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jukola down.
Jukola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindholm feints a jab promting Jukola to slip. Lindholm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jukola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jukola looks to land a left hand but Lindholm moved out of range nicely.
Lindholm throwing a counter right hand but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Lindholm walks into a jab.
Lindholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
Lindholm throws an off balance right hand
and Jukola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindholm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jukola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindholm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lindholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lindholm checks a low kick from Jukola.
Lindholm tries to clinch there but Jukola circles away.
Jukola thinks about the counter body kick.
Lindholm rushes Jukola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jukola blocks a body shot from Lindholm.
Jukola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lindholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola tries to break the clinch but Lindholm is controlling the position.
Jukola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Lindholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola tries a body shot but Lindholm blocks it.
Jukola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindholm's elbow.
Lindholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindholm lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindholm.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Lindholm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jukola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Jukola.
Lindholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lindholm - that landed with a thud.
Tuomas Jukola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola takes a shot to the head.
Lindholm lands a body shot.
Jukola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindholm finish him?
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Jukola seems to have recovered his senses.
Jukola looking to slow down the pace here.
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Lindholm creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jukola's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jukola drops to his knees and Lindholm pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olli Lindholm!
After the fight, Olli Lindholm 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haki Hugbergsson (ranked 3684 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Li Qiang (ranked 123 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Haki Hugbergsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Qiang!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugbergsson misses with a takedown
and Qiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Qiang cracks Hugbergsson with a good jab.
Hugbergsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hugbergsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Qiang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hugbergsson is in Qiang's guard.
Hugbergsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Qiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hugbergsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugbergsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Qiang is keeping the position for now.
Hugbergsson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugbergsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Qiang is retaining full guard.
Qiang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hugbergsson wants to control from the top but Qiang keeps moving.
Qiang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hugbergsson's guard.
Qiang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Qiang looking to sit in guard and control but Hugbergsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hugbergsson looking to pass the guard.
Hugbergsson trying to control but Qiang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hugbergsson advances position into side control!
Qiang is looking to regain half guard here but Hugbergsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Hugbergsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qiang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hugbergsson trying to control the action but Qiang is working from the bottom.
Qiang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hugbergsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugbergsson wants to control but Qiang is keeping him busy.
Qiang is trying to improve his position.
Hugbergsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Qiang keeps working.
Hugbergsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Qiang, who protects the arm well.
Qiang is trying to control Hugbergsson's posture but Hugbergsson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Qiang regains half guard.
Hugbergsson trying to control from half guard but Qiang is working away.
Hugbergsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Qiang sees it coming and defends easily.
Qiang 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.
Hugbergsson moves into full mount! Qiang won't be happy about that!
Hugbergsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qiang regains half guard.
Qiang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haki Hugbergsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Qiang throws a series of punches but Hugbergsson avoids them all with ease.
Hugbergsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Qiang does no damage.
Qiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Qiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Hugbergsson off the cage and back into range.
Hugbergsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Qiang to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Haki Hugbergsson has been cut.
Qiang lands with an overhand left.
Hugbergsson has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugbergsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haki Hugbergsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qiang feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hugbergsson sprawling to the canvas! Hugbergsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Qiang finish him?!
 Hugbergsson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugbergsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Qiang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haki Hugbergsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qiang cracks Hugbergsson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Qiang!
A very excited looking Li Qiang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Nascimento (ranked 2307 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 314 p4p, 369 weight class). Nascimento comes to the cage accompanied by Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yago Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nascimento's head.
Nice defenses there by Nascimento.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Semenov slips a jab from Nascimento.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenov.
Semenov misses with a left hand
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenov misses with a straight right.
Nascimento fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semenov is out of range.
Semenov misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Semenov checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nascimento on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Semenov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nascimento misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.
Nascimento was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Semenov sizes up Nascimento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nascimento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Semenov should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenov. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a good jab.
Semenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov 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.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento works Semenov's body with a nice hook.
Semenov scores with a sloppy right hand. Nascimento should have avoided that one.
Semenov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Nascimento misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Nascimento moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Nascimento - just one landing.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Semenov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nascimento throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a right hand but Nascimento moved out of range.
Nascimento half committed to a counter leg kick.
Semenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenov.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Nascimento walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Semenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenov lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick.
Nascimento dodges the punch combination from Semenov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov misses with a hook.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nascimento back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Semenov misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand.
Semenov rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.
Semenov takes a shot to the head.
Semenov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Semenov throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
Semenov cracks a nice hook into Nascimento's ribs.
Semenov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nascimento moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nascimento there.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a right hand. Semenov shakes it off.
Nascimento lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento misses with a hook. Semenov ducked under it nicely.
As Nascimento backs off Semenov throws a huge counter combo but Nascimento manages to avoid it all.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semenov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Semenov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nascimento to score with a decent uppercut.
Semenov moves into the clinch.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Nascimento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenov obliges.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Nascimento throws an overhand right that lands on Semenov's shoulder, as Semenov tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Semenov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nascimento throws a push kick but Semenov slaps the foot to one side.
Semenov cracks Nascimento with a good jab.
Semenov tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Nascimento with a hook.
Semenov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Semenov misses with a hook. Nascimento ducked under it nicely.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Semenov's body. Semenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Semenov throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semenov can do to turn this around?
Nascimento throws a body shot but no joy.
Semenov takes one on the button.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento momentarily.
Semenov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenov throws a right hand that misses
and Nascimento counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Nascimento shakes it off.
Nascimento drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semenov's head backwards.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Semenov moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nascimento doesn't seem phased though.
Nascimento has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Nascimento throwing a counter right hand but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Nascimento thumps Semenov with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nascimento under the eye.
Nascimento sizes up Semenov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Semenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Donk. Semenov catches Nascimento right on the button with a cross.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Semenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento.
Semenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Nascimento misses its intended target.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Semenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nascimento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semenov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nascimento connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento wants to slow Semenov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Semenov checks it.
Semenov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Nascimento catches Semenov right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Nascimento.
Semenov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Semenov lands.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento finds it's way round the side to connect with Semenov's head.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenov stalks Nascimento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nascimento's face. Nascimento staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nascimento lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Semenov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Semenov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nascimento fakes the leg kick and cracks Semenov in the body.
Semenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov misses the jab.
Nascimento connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenov. That did some damage!
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Semenov throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nascimento lands an overhand right.
Semenov misses with a hook
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento lands a jab to the head.
Nascimento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Nascimento lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenov's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Semenov blocks a leg kick.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Semenov on the side of the head.
Nascimento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenov lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov avoids a kick to the body.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
Nascimento's corner calls for a 1-2. Nascimento obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirill Semenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Semenov blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nascimento with a jab.
Semenov closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the cage.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento tries to circle away but Semenov has him pinned against the cage.
Semenov misses with a knee strike.
Nascimento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Nascimento lands a leg kick that knocks Semenov off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento punishes Semenov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Semenov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Semenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yago Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
That kick from Nascimento tenderised Semenov's leg. Semenov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yago Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nascimento has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Nascimento!
Yago Nascimento seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Large (ranked 1959 p4p, 1158 weight class) and Matthaus Gold (ranked 80 p4p, 44 weight class). Mr Large has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthaus Gold!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Large swivels and escapes.
Gold with a poor takedown
and Large counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gold! Large lets Gold back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gold is rocked!
 It looks like Matthaus Gold has been cut.
Large lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Gold - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Large!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Large!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 1254 p4p, 968 weight class) and Leon Lentz (ranked 170 p4p, 127 weight class). Leon Lentz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen looks to clinch
and Lentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lentz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Olsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lentz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Lentz lands with a light punch inside.
Olsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lentz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olsen.
A short left from Lentz.
Nice body punch from Lentz - that landed with a thud.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lentz.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Lentz controls the action.
Lentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Olsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lentz lands a body punch.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Lentz controls the action.
Lentz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Olsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lentz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsens head.
Lentz lands with a right to the head.
Olsen cracks Lentz with a nice body shot.
Lentz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lentz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lentz.
Olsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lentz avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Olsen.
Olsen lands an elbow inside that Lentz shrugs off.
Lentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
Olsen moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Lentz throws a fast counter high kick but Olsen manages to duck under it in time.
Lentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Lentz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Olsen swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Olsen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses with the head strike.
Lentz tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Lentz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
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!
Olsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
Olsen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lentz fails to land.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Olsen.
Lentz lands with a short shot to the head.
Olsen tries a body shot but Lentz blocks it.
A short left from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Lentz.
Lentz pushes Olsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lentz lands an uppercut.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lentz tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Lentz back against the cage.
Olsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lentz avoids the damage to the body.
Olsen tries to work over Lentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lentz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lentz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lentz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Lentz manages to break the clinch.
Olsen clinches with his opponent.
Lentz breaks from the clinch.
Olsen tries to clinch up.
Olsen moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Olsen forces Lentz back against the cage and clinches.
Lentz misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Lentz avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Olsen tries a body shot but Lentz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lentz.
Lentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
Lentz lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz has had enough of the clinch but Olsen keeps him there for the moment.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lentz on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lentz.
Lentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olsen lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
Olsen keeps control of Lentz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lentz.
Lentz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lentz lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lentz.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lentz.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lentz avoids it.
Lentz lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Lentz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olsen is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Lentz as the two fighters clinch.
Olsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olsen misses with a knee to the head.
Olsen is breathing heavily.
Lentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lentz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lentz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lentz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lentz tries a low kick but Olsen avoids it.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olsen moves into range and clinches up with Lentz.
Lentz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lentz on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lentz controls his hands.
Lentz lands a left hand.
Oh Olsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lentz lands a shoulder strike.
Lentz scores with a hook to the body.
Lentz is leaning against Olsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lentz lands a big right hand that drops Olsen! The killer instinct kicks in and Lentz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lentz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Lentz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 844 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 100 p4p, 195 weight class). Piano comes into the arena with AC/DC - Night Prowler blaring out of the sound system. Baraka has chosen Burning Spear 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Baraka misses its intended target.
It looked like Piano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baraka.
Baraka ducks under a wild hook from Piano.
Piano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baraka.
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Baraka.
Baraka moves out of range as Piano strikes.
Baraka replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Piano blocks it well.
Piano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baraka counters with an inside leg kick.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Baraka.
Piano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baraka. That one must have hurt.
Baraka looks to land a left hand but Piano moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano's corner calls for a 1-2. Piano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baraka works Piano's body with a nice hook.
Baraka misses with a straight left.
Baraka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
Baraka misses the shot to the body.
Piano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baraka.
Baraka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Piano misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Baraka.
Baraka counters with a body kick.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piano tries to land a front kick but Baraka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka avoids the body shot from Piano.
Baraka throws the left hand but Piano avoids the punch easily.
Baraka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baraka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piano doesn't seem bothered though.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baraka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baraka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano takes a swing at Baraka's ribcage but misses.
Baraka avoids the body shot from Piano.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baraka moves away.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Baraka counters with a low kick, right behind Piano 's knee.
Baraka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands with a nice body punch.
Piano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano. Baraka does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baraka.
Piano scores with a jab to the body.
Piano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piano misses with a right hand
and Baraka counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Baraka.
Piano cracks Baraka with a good jab.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baraka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano.
Baraka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Piano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piano throws a hook to the side of Baraka's head but Baraka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Piano. Beautiful body shot.
Piano misses with an uppercut.
Piano lands a big head kick that sends Baraka tumbling to the mat! Piano takes a step backwards and waves Baraka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Piano stuns Baraka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baraka looks to land a left hand but Piano moved out of range nicely.
Piano throws a hook to the side of Baraka's head but Baraka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piano scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Juju Baraka's cut even more.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Baraka counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Piano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baraka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piano.
Baraka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piano.
Piano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baraka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baraka misses with a body kick.
Piano throwing a counter right hand but Baraka manages to avoid it.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick from Baraka.
Baraka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Piano in his tracks.
Baraka tries to clinch up but Piano circles away and keeps his distance.
Piano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Piano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baraka.
Baraka throws a looping overhand right but Piano ducks down to avoid it.
Piano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baraka can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Piano misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baraka, as that shot connected.
A jab from Piano misses.
Don Piano is winning the standup battle so far.
Baraka throws a hook to the side of Piano's head but Piano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baraka misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baraka.
Baraka with a nice calf kick.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Piano looks to land a left hand but Baraka moved out of range nicely.
Piano connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Juju Baraka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Piano moves out of range of the strikes.
Baraka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Piano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baraka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Baraka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Piano.
Piano scores with a jab. Baraka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the body from Piano misses
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piano.
Baraka misses with an uppercut
and Piano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juju Baraka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Baraka throws a good cross that connects.
Piano is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piano is looking to counter punch.
Piano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baraka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baraka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baraka drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Piano's head, knocking him out cold! Baraka is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juju Baraka!
After winning the bout, Juju Baraka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Don Piano was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh long John
Why I eyes ya? '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Eagle (ranked 1908 p4p, 2262 weight class) and Bane Darwin (ranked 75 p4p, 90 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red Eagle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darwin tries to move into range but Red Eagle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Bane Darwin has been cut.
Darwin connects with the punch.
Red Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin misses with a hook. Red Eagle ducked under it nicely.
Red Eagle cracks Darwin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Red Eagle has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Darwin to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Eagle throws a lazy uppercut
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Red Eagle moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Darwin! Red Eagle continues to tee off on Darwin, landing with a left and a right! Red Eagle connects with a right hand that leaves Darwin sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Red Eagle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chief Red Eagle!
Chief Red Eagle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 319 p4p, 793 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 44 p4p, 104 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickel slips under a jab.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Nickel jabs at Tonissaar's body.
Nickel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nickel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Nickel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Nickel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tonissaar. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Nickel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar cracks Nickel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nickel slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickel.
Tonissaar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
A swing and a miss from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Tonissaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar is looking to land body kicks.
Tonissaar dodges the punch combination from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Nickel counters with a quick kick to the body but Tonissaar blocks it.
Nickel tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tonissaar misses with the combination.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar slips a jab from Nickel.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tonissaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Nickel. Those never looked like landing.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.
Tonissaar tried to score with a low kick but Nickel checks it.
Nickel wants to clinch.
Tonissaar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickel cracks Tonissaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonissaar tries to work over Nickel's front leg with a kick but Nickel checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar has a couple of punches blocked by Nickel.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar misses with some punches.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickel.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel lands a body shot.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel working aggressively here.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nickel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tonissaar lands a left hand.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Nickel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
A hook to the body from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
Nickel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonissaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonissaar tries to work over Nickel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
Nickel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chip Nickel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tonissaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Nickel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar is working Nickel over against the cage.
A short left from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
A head punch on the inside from Tonissaar fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nickel lands with a right to the head.
Nickel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nickel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickel.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel gets through Tonissaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickel lands with a left to the head.
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonissaar tries to work over Nickel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel working aggressively here.
Tonissaar cracks Nickel with a nice body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonissaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands with a right to the head.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nickel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Tonissaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Nickel has knocked Tonissaar down with a huge combo! Nickel steps away and waves a wobbly Tonissaar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tonissaar avoids the head kick by Nickel.
Tonissaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nickel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nickel slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
As Tonissaar looks to move away, Nickel throws a big counter combo but Tonissaar just gets out of the way.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonissaar needs to keep his hands up - Nickel had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Baruto Tonissaar's cut even more.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel dips to his left and cracks Tonissaar with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Tonissaar flicks out a counter leg kick but Nickel steps away.
Tonissaar misses with a hook.
Nickel throws a big counter combination but Tonissaar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Tonissaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nickel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nickel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar throws a wild body kick that Nickel sees coming a mile off.
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Nickel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
Tonissaar cracks Nickel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonissaar lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throws a big counter combination but Tonissaar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
That's time! Nickel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nickel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Nickel misses its target.
Nickel throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Nickel is looking to clinch but Tonissaar is avoiding it.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar walks into a stiff left hand from Nickel.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Nickel's leg but Nickel calmly moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a shot to the body
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar lands a nice hook to Nickel's body. Nickel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
A combination from Tonissaar does no damage.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickel scores with a one two! Tonissaar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The cut above Baruto Tonissaar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tonissaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Tonissaar feints a counter leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut.
Nickel misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Nickel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonissaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nickel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Nickel slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
A little feinted left hand from Nickel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a low kick, looking for Nickel's leg but Nickel calmly moves out of range.
Nickel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Nickel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nickel down.
A combination from Nickel does no damage.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Nickel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
Nickel takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
A short right from Nickel on the inside.
Baruto Tonissaar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nickel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
A short left from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Tonissaar blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tonissaar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickel scores with a shot to the side of Tonissaar's head.
Tonissaar lands a left hand.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Stalling in the clinch from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickel.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Nickel struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonissaar controls his hands.
Tonissaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tonissaar.
Nickel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonissaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonissaar blocks a body shot from Nickel.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baruto Tonissaar.
Well Tonissaar 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 199 p4p, 880 weight class) and Nati Pisswater (ranked 27 p4p, 114 weight class). Sosa comes into the arena with EMOTIONALLY SCARRED blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa 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.
Pisswater has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sosa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nati Pisswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pisswater, pushing him back against the cage.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pisswater.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pisswater throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pisswater connects with a solid leg kick.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater throws a leg kick which misses Sosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosa tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Pisswater misses.
Sosa with a jab.
Sosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pisswater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sosa's sensitive parts.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Pisswater is out of range.
A low kick from Pisswater misses
and Pisswater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa pushes Pisswater up against the cage in a clinch.
Pisswater lands a nice shot to the body.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Pisswater misses with a low kick.
Pisswater scores with a nice head shot.
Pisswater scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Pisswater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa tries to clinch but Pisswater is having none of it.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pisswater, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pisswater circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Pisswater.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisswater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sosa lands a really nice looking cross but Pisswater seems unphased.
Pisswater lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pisswater will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pisswater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pisswater can pounce on him.
Sosa forces Pisswater back against the cage and clinches.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pisswater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
Pisswater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pisswater misses with a hook.
Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Pisswater off the cage and back into range.
Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pisswater is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Pisswater.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisswater.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pisswater misses with a punch on the inside.
Pisswater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sosas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pisswater.
Sosa keeps control of Pisswater as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pisswater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pisswater wants to stall.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Pisswater avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pisswater lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosa off the cage and back into range.
Sosa with a hook.
Pisswater throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sosa misses its target.
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
Sosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pisswater lands a slapping body shot.
Pisswater with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nati Pisswater will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nati Pisswater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pisswater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Sosa connects with a leg kick.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Pisswater.
Sosa tries to clinch up.
Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pisswater can pounce on him.
Pisswater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pisswater throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sosa.
Pisswater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pisswater lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pisswater scores with a shoulder strike.
Pisswater misses with some punches.
Pisswater cracks Sosa with a nice body shot.
Pisswater is trying to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Pisswater blocking some punches.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pisswater.
Pisswater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pisswater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Sosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sosa with a jab.
A low kick from Pisswater misses
and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Pisswater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa working Pisswater over with knees to the body.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa works on Pisswater's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Pisswater tries to break free but Sosa pushes him back against the cage.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Pisswater's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater breaks the clinch.
Pisswater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Pisswater cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pisswater throws out a powerful jab.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pisswater digs a good hook to Sosa's body.
Pisswater connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa is looking to clinch.
Sosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sosa there.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice leg kick.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Pisswater moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pisswater.
A big left from Pisswater misses.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pisswater.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Pisswater's head but Pisswater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pisswater lands a nice looking body shot.
Pisswater throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pisswater swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Pisswater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater walks into a straight right hand from Sosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pisswater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pisswater is rocked!
Pisswater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pisswater is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa scores with a counter punch that sends Pisswater to the canvas! Sosa smells blood - he's punishing Pisswater with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pisswater has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Marcello Sosa 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 231 p4p, 219 weight class) and Demir Kocak (ranked 34 p4p, 32 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocak sizes up Krylov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Kocak throws a shot to the body.
Kocak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the body from Kocak misses
and Krylov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kocak throws a one two combo.
Kocak connects with the punch.
Kocak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocak misses the jab.
Demir Kocak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov avoids the head kick by Kocak.
Kocak lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Krylov.
A little jabbing left from Kocak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krylov in his tracks.
Krylov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kocak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boris Krylov's cut is getting worse.
Krylov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kocak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Kocak slips the punch.
Kocak misses with a body shot.
Kocak connects with a right hand. Krylov shakes it off.
Kocak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocak ducks under a wild hook from Krylov.
An inside leg kick lands from Krylov.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Kocak.
Kocak is looking to chop away at Krylov's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocak throws a lazy right hand but Krylov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocak punishes Krylov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kocak jabs Krylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kocak thumps Krylov with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocak throws out the jab.
Kocak throws a body punch but Krylov moves out of range.
Kocak scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kocak looks to land a right hand but Krylov moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Krylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kocak throws a sloppy body shot
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Kocak.
Krylov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kocak just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov scores with a jab to the head.
Krylov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kocak finds it's way round the side to connect with Krylov's head.
Boris Krylov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kocak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krylov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocak misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov punishes Kocak's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kocak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Krylov'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.
Kocak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocak ducks under a wild hook from Krylov.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Kocak.
Krylov slips under a jab.
Krylov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kocak manages to circle out of the way.
Krylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocak throws a shot from downtown. Krylov moves away and avoids it.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Kocak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krylov moves away.
Krylov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocak checks a low kick from Krylov.
Krylov misses with a body punch
and Kocak counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocak lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocak looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Krylov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krylov walks into a left hand.
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
Demir Kocak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kocak throws a body punch but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kocak manages to circle out of the way.
Kocak throws a body shot but no joy.
And Krylov counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocak blocks it.
Kocak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krylov blocks a jab.
Krylov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak avoids the head kick by Krylov.
Kocak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Kocak.
Krylov avoids the head kick by Kocak.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Boris Krylov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right-left combo lands from Krylov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krylov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kocak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kocak misses with a lunging right hand
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak throws an off balance right hand
and Krylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Krylov jabs at Kocak's body.
Krylov throws a head kick that misses
and Kocak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krylov sends Kocak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Krylov is motioning to the referee to let Kocak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kocak misses with a looping right.
Kocak stalks Krylov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krylov's face. Krylov staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocak lands a really nice looking cross but Krylov seems unphased.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boris Krylov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Demir Kocak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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