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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 4188 p4p, 6402 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 468 p4p, 572 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a right hand that Funaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Funaki also avoids with ease.
Funaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funaki with a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Funaki throws a body kick.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Funaki slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funaki blocks an uppercut.
Funaki has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Funaki prevents it.
Funaki lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Funaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Funaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Funaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie gets through Funaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Funaki avoiding damage.
Funaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie trying to stall but Funaki improves his position.
Funaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funaki tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Funaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funaki stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Funaki.
Funaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Funaki.
Funaki avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Funaki tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funaki stalls.
Funaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Funaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funaki as Gracie tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funaki.
Funaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Funaki gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Funaki stalls.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Funaki.
Funaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funaki is stalling here.
Funaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Funaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Funaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Funaki or not.
Funaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Funaki into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funaki backwards.
Funaki scores with a hook to the body.
Funaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie letting Funaki take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Funaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Funaki throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funaki.
Funaki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gracie is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Funaki throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Funaki!
Funaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Gracie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Funaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Funaki's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working Funaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Funaki trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Funaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Funaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Funaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Funaki tries to counter with a clinch but Gracie shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Funaki.
Funaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funaki manages to avoid it.
Funaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Funaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funaki.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Gracie trying to control the position but Funaki is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Funaki is defending well.
Funaki wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Funaki is holding Gracie down, trying to stall.
Funaki is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie working away.
Gracie trying to control the action but Funaki is working from the bottom.
Funaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Funaki's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masa Funaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Funaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Funaki misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Funaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Funaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Funaki is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Funaki.
Funaki gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Funaki has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Funaki crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Funaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Funaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Funaki works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Funaki trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funaki into the cage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funaki can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie tries to work over Funaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Mauricio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funaki stalling in the clinch.
Funaki wants to stall.
Funaki tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funaki.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Funaki.
A bit of stalling here from Funaki.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie tries to stall but Funaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Funaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Gracie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masa Funaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funaki tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie trying to stall but Funaki improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Funaki or not.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Funaki controls his hands.
Gracie letting Funaki take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie gets through Funaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Gracie.
I think Funaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Masa Funaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 2925 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 297 p4p, 276 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brain has Heimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Brain struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimo controls his hands.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
Brain throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimo can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Heimo blocks an uppercut.
Heimo manages to break the clinch.
Brain misses with an uppercut. Heimo saw that one coming.
Heimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brain circles away quickly and effectively.
As Heimo tries to get set, Brain tries to push him back and clinch up but Heimo manages to avoid the attempt.
Heimo misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heimo in his tracks.
Brain cracks Heimo with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo takes one to the chin there.
Heimo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heimo throws a combination that misses
and Brain counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heimo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brain counters with a good low kick that Heimo was not able to check.
Heimo feints a jab promting Brain to slip. Heimo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
Brain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heimo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Heimo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brain throws an uppercut from hell that sends Heimo clean off his feet! He's out cold! Brain stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Altair Brain!
A very excited looking Altair Brain 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2952 p4p, 3535 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 355 p4p, 418 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
Camacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Camacho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magomedov gets through Camacho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho scores with a shot to the body.
Camacho scores with a sloppy right hand. Magomedov should have avoided that one.
Camacho dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho looks to land a combination. Magomedov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Camacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magomedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Magomedov.
Camacho lands with a straight right. Magomedov didn't see that one coming.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camacho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho lands a jab-cross combination.
Camacho wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camacho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Camacho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Camacho is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Camacho.
Camacho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Camacho not doing much here.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Camacho is controlling him well.
Camacho is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Camacho is controlling him well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Camacho is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Magomed Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Camacho avoids nicely.
No joy there for Magomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho feinted with a counter takedown.
No joy there for Magomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Camacho scores with a four punch combination!
Camacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov works over Camacho's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Nice shot by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Camacho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Magomedov avoids them all with ease.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Camacho moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camacho slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Camacho.
Magomedov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov looks winded!
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Camacho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Magomedov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Magomedov throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Magomedov is looking to escape.
Camacho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Camacho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Camacho trying to control from half guard but Magomedov is working away.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho controlling the action here.
Magomedov tries to kick Camacho off but Camacho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedov as he jumps to the side.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick that Camacho semi-blocks.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Despite the aggression on Magomedov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Jermaine Camacho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magomedov moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Camacho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Magomedov, who protects the arm well.
Camacho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magomedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Camacho prevents Magomedov from escaping the position.
Jermaine Camacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camacho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Camacho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Magomedov!
Magomedov is trying to stand but he's just given Camacho his back.
Camacho looking for the choke but no joy.
Magomedov prevents Camacho from getting a body triangle.
Magomedov is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Camacho off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is taking a good look at Magomedov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Camacho!
Magomedov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Camacho.
Magomedov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Magomedov fending off the submission attempt from Camacho.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Camacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Magomedov'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov wants to clinch.
Camacho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Magomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Magomedov.
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magomedov's half guard.
Camacho wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Camacho.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Camacho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magomedov sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov tries to kick Camacho off but Camacho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Magomedov pushes Camacho off looking to stand but Camacho dives back in and keeps control.
Camacho is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Camacho is controlling him well.
Camacho wants to work for an arm triangle but Magomedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedov is trying to stand back up but Camacho is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomed Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Magomedov avoids it well.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Jermaine Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Camacho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Camacho is looking to wear down Magomedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camacho jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magomedov sprawls well. Magomedov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camacho gets slowly back to his feet.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a shot to the body.
Magomedov tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho jabs Magomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov lands with a nice combination. Camacho backs away looking to recover.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Camacho tries to counter with a takedown but Magomedov is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magomedov swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho dives in and grabs Magomedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes down on Camacho's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Magomedov does no damage.
Camacho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Camacho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Magomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Camacho.
Camacho slips a jab and a cross from Magomedov.
Camacho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magomedov defends well and Camacho ends up having to push Magomedov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick from Magomedov lands but Camacho takes it in his stride.
Camacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magomed Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jermaine Camacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camacho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Camacho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camacho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Camacho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khakim Khadzhimurad (ranked 1647 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Stanley Kubrick (ranked 188 p4p, 366 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khakim Khadzhimurad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadzhimurad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadzhimurad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khadzhimurad lands with a hook. Kubrick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khadzhimurad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubrick moves away.
Kubrick rushes Khadzhimurad and presses him up against the cage.
Kubrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Khadzhimurad.
Kubrick pushes Khadzhimurad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad lands a left hand.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Kubrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubrick has had enough of the clinch but Khadzhimurad keeps him there for the moment.
Kubrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khadzhimurad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Kubrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kubrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick shoots for a double leg takedown but Khadzhimurad sprawls well. He's pushed Kubrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kubrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khadzhimurad.
Kubrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khadzhimurad throws the left hand but Kubrick avoids the punch easily.
Khadzhimurad ducks right into an uppercut from Kubrick.
Khadzhimurad connects with the punch.
Khadzhimurad misses with a left hand
and Kubrick counters with a right hand to the body.
Khadzhimurad closes the distance and clinches.
Kubrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khadzhimurad gets a clinch.
Khadzhimurad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khadzhimurad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kubrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khadzhimurad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khadzhimurad gets underhooks to prevent Kubrick's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kubrick backwards.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khadzhimurad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khadzhimurad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kubrick backwards.
Kubrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Khadzhimurad has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Khadzhimurad.
A short uppercut from Kubrick.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khadzhimurad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khadzhimurad is trying to control the position but Kubrick postures up.
Khadzhimurad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khadzhimurad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kubrick is aware though and is defending well.
Kubrick looking to sit in guard and control but Khadzhimurad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kubrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kubrick, not yet.
Our spies down at at Navy Street MMA inform us that Kubrick has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Khadzhimurad prevents Kubrick from getting back to his feet.
Khadzhimurad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khadzhimurad controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad advances to full mount.
Khadzhimurad wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Khadzhimurad working for a submission but Kubrick is keeping him at bay.
Khadzhimurad is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kubrick is surviving well by controlling Khadzhimurad's body position as best he can.
Kubrick is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubrick is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khakim Khadzhimurad 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.
Kubrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadzhimurad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubrick.
It seemed like Kubrick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kubrick throws a jab when Khadzhimurad was well out of range.
Khadzhimurad cracks Kubrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubrick misses with a right hand
and Khadzhimurad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khakim Khadzhimurad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubrick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kubrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Kubrick.
Kubrick shoots in for a takedown but Khadzhimurad shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Khadzhimurad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kubrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khadzhimurad avoids the body shot from Kubrick.
Kubrick moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Khadzhimurad as the two fighters clinch.
Kubrick can't find room to land a body shot as Khadzhimurad controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kubrick.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kubrick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khadzhimurad can't fight it off and eventually Kubrick manages to take the fight to the floor. Khadzhimurad looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khadzhimurad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kubrick is one step ahead there.
Kubrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khadzhimurad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kubrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khadzhimurad keeping moving, preventing Kubrick from controlling successfully.
Kubrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khadzhimurad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kubrick's guard.
Kubrick wants to stand but Khadzhimurad is controlling the position.
Khakim Khadzhimurad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kubrick can't keep his opponent in guard - Khadzhimurad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad stops Kubrick from getting back to his feet.
Khadzhimurad wants to pass to mount but Kubrick is defending the position.
Kubrick trying to control from the bottom.
Khadzhimurad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick is in trouble now - Khadzhimurad has advanced to mount!
Kubrick stops Khadzhimurad from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Khadzhimurad with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kubrick is trying to escape the mount.
Khadzhimurad fails to advance to Kubrick's back.
Khadzhimurad tries to control but Kubrick wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khadzhimurad wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Khadzhimurad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kubrick tries to buck Khadzhimurad off but he can't manage it.
Khadzhimurad takes Kubrick's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kubrick is in trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kubrick wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khakim Khadzhimurad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kubrick throws a hook but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Khadzhimurad throws a lazy right hand but Kubrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubrick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khakim Khadzhimurad is winning the standup battle so far.
Kubrick has closed the distance and engaged Khadzhimurad in a clinch.
Khadzhimurad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kubrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Kubrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Kubrick gets through Khadzhimurad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kubrick has had enough of the clinch but Khadzhimurad keeps him there for the moment.
Kubrick breaks from the clinch.
Kubrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khadzhimurad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick misses with a hook.
Khadzhimurad is looking to counter the offense by Kubrick and move into the clinch.
Kubrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khadzhimurad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khadzhimurad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kubrick can do to turn this around?
Kubrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Kubrick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kubrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khadzhimurad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khadzhimurad moves into full guard.
Khadzhimurad looking for subs off his back but Kubrick has passed one foot through into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khakim Khadzhimurad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khadzhimurad has Kubrick pulled in close to control his posture.
Kubrick looking to pass the guard.
Kubrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khadzhimurad pulls Kubrick in close to his closed guard and prevents Kubrick from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick won't allow Khadzhimurad to sweep him here.
Kubrick throws an elbow that misses. Khadzhimurad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kubrick's guard. Nice move by Khadzhimurad!
Khadzhimurad looking to pass the guard.
Khadzhimurad trying to control the position from guard on top but Kubrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khadzhimurad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kubrick is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadzhimurad won't allow Kubrick to sweep him here.
Kubrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khadzhimurad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khadzhimurad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stanley Kubrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kubrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kubrick wants to stand and escape but Khadzhimurad is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khadzhimurad is looking to slow Kubrick down with leg kicks.
Khadzhimurad gets caught napping as Kubrick dives in and scores a takedown. Khadzhimurad manages to retain guard.
Khadzhimurad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kubrick's guard.
Khadzhimurad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Kubrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khadzhimurad 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khakim Khadzhimurad!
A very excited looking Khakim Khadzhimurad 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 2844 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Igor Shevchenko (ranked 307 p4p, 263 weight class). Shevchenko has chosen Mouth For War - Pantera as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 30 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko clinches with his opponent.
Shevchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson is struggling to control the position.
Crimson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shevchenko as Crimson tries to tie him up.
Shevchenko digs a right hand underneath Crimson's ribcage. Crimson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Shevchenko.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Shevchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shevchenko blocks the elbow strike.
Shevchenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shevchenko.
A short right from Shevchenko.
We've been informed that Shevchenko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shevchenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Shevchenko pushes Crimson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shevchenko misses with some punches.
Shevchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Crimson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shevchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Crimson trying to stall but Shevchenko improves his position.
Nice body punch from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Shevchenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Shevchenko as the two fighters clinch.
Shevchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Shevchenko on the inside.
A short right from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shevchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shevchenko misses with the head strike.
Shevchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shevchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shevchenko tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shevchenko lands a shot to the body.
Shevchenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shevchenko as Crimson tries to tie him up.
Shevchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson is trying to stall.
Shevchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko digs a right hand into Crimson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crimson's gas tank.
Shevchenko scores with a shot to the side of Crimson's head.
A short right from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shevchenko lands a left hand.
Shevchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson tries a body shot but Shevchenko blocks it.
Shevchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shevchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shevchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shevchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shevchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shevchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shevchenko pushes Crimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Shevchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shevchenko digs a right hand into Crimson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crimson's gas tank.
Shevchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shevchenko digs a right hand into Crimson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crimson's gas tank.
Shevchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shevchenko tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Shevchenko lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Shevchenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shevchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Shevchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shevchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Shevchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Shevchenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crimson pushes Shevchenko off but Shevchenko dives into side control.
Crimson seems a little lost for a moment, as Shevchenko dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Shevchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shevchenko has closed the distance and engaged Crimson in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shevchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shevchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Shevchenko breaks from the clinch.
Shevchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crimson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shevchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Shevchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Shevchenko digs a right hand underneath Crimson's ribcage. Crimson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shevchenko lands a body punch.
Shevchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shevchenko - that landed with a thud.
Shevchenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
A short right from Shevchenko.
Igor Shevchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko drops Crimson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Crimson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Crimson is rocked!
Shevchenko drops Crimson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Crimson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Crimson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Crimson senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Shevchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Igor Shevchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 1859 p4p, 1657 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 229 p4p, 208 weight class). Quinn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad MF. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi lands with a cross.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Butabi slips a jab from Quinn.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Butabi's head back.
Quinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butabi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Butabi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butabis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Butabi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn tries to score with a low kick but Butabi moves his leg out of the way.
Butabi moves out of range of the leg kick from Quinn.
Quinn moves out of range as Butabi strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi scores with a body shot.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
and Quinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Butabi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Quinn drives through with a takedown into Butabi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Butabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butabi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quinn defends it easily.
Quinn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butabi working for submissions but it's allowed Quinn to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butabi is pressing down on Quinn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butabi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quinn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quinn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Butabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Butabi keeps moving.
Butabi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quinn is aware though and is defending well.
Butabi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quinn passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quinn prevents Butabi from improving his position.
Butabi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quinn slips a nice elbow through Butabi's hands, connecting with Butabi's forehead.
Butabi is refusing to be controlled, as Quinn sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Quinn there.
Quinn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quinn working Butabi over with strikes.
Butabi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quinn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Butabi wants to improve his position but Quinn is controlling well.
Quinn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Butabi!
Quinn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Butabi is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Butabi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butabi can't escape the position.
Quinn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butabi looks a forlorn figure.
Quinn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butabi gets back to half guard.
Butabi looking for submissions off his back.
Butabi is looking for a sweep. Quinn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quinn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Quinn working Butabi over with strikes.
Quinn is keen to just control but Butabi is a slippery customer.
Butabi wants to improve his position but Quinn is controlling well.
Quinn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quinn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Butabi is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Butabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Butabi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quinn avoids the body shot from Butabi.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Butabi misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butabi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butabi counters with a straight right hand.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a one two combo.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn tests Butabi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Butabi counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butabi.
Butabi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butabi circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn is looking to slow Butabi down with leg kicks.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Butabi with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butabi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butabi misses with an uppercut
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Quinn misses with a body punch
and Butabi counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Butabi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Quinn misses with a hook
and Butabi counters with a nice body shot.
Quinn throws a leg kick
and Butabi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Butabi wants to free his trapped foot but Quinn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butabi is working hard here to advance position.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Butabi tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.
Quinn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi preventing the sweep.
Butabi wants to pass the guard but Quinn is keeping the position.
Quinn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Butabi tries to pass.
Quinn controlling the position.
Butabi looking to pass the guard.
Quinn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butabi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quinn is keeping the position for now.
Quinn can't keep his opponent in guard - Butabi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Butabi is pressing down on Quinn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quinn is holding on for now.
Butabi wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quinn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butabi is looking to improve his position.
Quinn winds up and cracks Butabi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Butabi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quinn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quinn's back!
Quinn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Quinn can't escape the position.
Quinn gets back to half guard.
Quinn moves into full guard.
Quinn pulls Butabi in close to his closed guard and prevents Butabi from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quinn gets caught flat footed, as Butabi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quinn works his way into side control.
Butabi tries to buck Quinn off but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn working the head with strikes.
Butabi is looking to regain half guard here but Quinn keeps moving and retains side control.
Butabi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quinn tries to kick Butabi off but Butabi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butabi is looking to advance position but Quinn won't allow it.
Quinn manages to get to full guard.
Butabi has gone for a leg lock! Quinn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Butabi's guard.
Steve Butabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quinn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Butabi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quinn is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quinn cracks Butabi with a solid left hand.
Butabi is looking for a triangle but Quinn pushes his legs off easily.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn stays in close to Butabi's body and controls the position.
Butabi looking for a guillotine here but Quinn defends easily.
Quinn trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butabi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Butabi is keeping the position.
Quinn trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
Quinn trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Butabi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quinn controls the pace.
Butabi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Quinn uses it to pass to side control.
Quinn working the ground and pound.
Quinn trying to control the position but Butabi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Butabi tries to bench press Quinn off him but Quinn keeps the position.
Quinn is working Butabi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Butabi tries to bench press Quinn off him but Quinn keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Butabi's face as Quinn controls the position.
Quinn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Butabi is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Butabi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butabi at a distance.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Quinn.
Butabi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Butabi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quinn thinking.
Quinn throws a right hand that Butabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Butabi also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Butabi misses its target.
Butabi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butabi moves away.
It looked like Butabi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Butabi back to the cage. Quinn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Butabi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quinn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn wants to stand but Butabi is controlling the position.
Butabi throwing strikes but missing.
Billy Quinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Butabi tries to pass.
Quinn has Butabi pulled in close to control his posture.
Butabi throwing strikes from guard but Quinn blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quinn 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Quinn made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinchi Puto (ranked 2613 p4p, 1946 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 312 p4p, 240 weight class). Doyea has chosen Doc Holiday - Volbeat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arod Doyea has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pinchi Puto's chin.
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15 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pinchi Puto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea misses with a lunging right hand
and Puto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puto takes one to the chin there.
Doyea throws a shot from downtown. Puto moves away and avoids it.
Puto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Puto misses.
Puto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ in the buildup to the fight.
Puto slips a straight right by Doyea.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyea. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyea misses with a hook
and Puto counters with a left to the body.
Puto throws a jab when Doyea was well out of range.
Puto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyea throws a body punch but Puto moves out of range.
Puto throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Arod Doyea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyea slips under a jab from Puto.
Puto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyea at a distance.
Puto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puto looks to land a left hand but Doyea moved out of range nicely.
Puto avoids the head kick by Doyea.
Doyea throws a right hand that misses
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Puto looks to throw the jab but Doyea is out of range.
Puto throws a looping overhand right but Doyea ducks down to avoid it.
Puto throws a low kick but Doyea avoids it.
Doyea tries to clinch but Puto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto misses the shot to the body.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Doyea looks to land a left hand but Puto moved out of range nicely.
Doyea misses with a right hand
enabling Puto to counter with a crisp jab.
Puto avoids the head kick by Doyea.
It looked like Puto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyea.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puto jabs Doyea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyea dodges the punch combination from Puto.
Doyea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyea slips a straight right by Puto.
Doyea slips a jab from Puto.
Puto misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyea! But no joy.
Doyea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyea lunges at Puto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puto's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto avoids the head kick by Doyea.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
Doyea 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.
Doyea sizes up Puto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doyea.
Puto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyea checks it well.
Doyea lands a jab.
Puto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Puto throws a body punch but Doyea moves out of range.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Puto walks into a jab.
Doyea slips under a jab.
Doyea thuds his shin into the meat of Puto's side.
Doyea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doyea wants to clinch.
Puto blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Puto misses the target.
Doyea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doyea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyea connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyea lands an overhand right.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
Doyea throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Puto is looking to slow Doyea down with leg kicks.
Puto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyea checks it well.
Doyea misses with a straight right.
Puto moves forwards but Doyea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puto lands a really nice looking cross but Doyea seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyea looks to throw the jab but Puto is out of range.
Puto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Puto circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyea.
A swing and a miss from Puto.
Puto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyea was well out of range. Poor timing from Puto.
Puto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyea smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyea misses with an uppercut.
Doyea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Puto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doyea slips under a jab.
Puto slips a straight right by Doyea.
Doyea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyea scores with a head kick.
Doyea tries to close the distance and clinch but Puto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyea just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPuto.
Doyea cracks a nice hook into Puto's ribs.
Doyea connects with a high kick.
Doyea throws a head kick but Puto moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puto misses with a few strikes there.
Doyea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puto slips under a jab.
Puto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arod Doyea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
That's time! Puto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick from Puto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyea misses with a straight right.
Doyea dives in and scores a takedown into Puto's guard.
Puto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Puto wants to stand and escape but Doyea is having none of it.
Doyea preventing the sweep.
Puto keeping full guard, as Doyea tries to pass.
Doyea looking to sit in guard and control but Puto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto wants to stand but Doyea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Our spies down at at Fairtex MMA inform us that Doyea has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Doyea is looking for a triangle here but Puto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Doyea is looking for a sweep.
Puto scores with punches from side control.
Doyea is looking to regain half guard here but Puto keeps moving and retains side control.
Doyea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doyea is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Puto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyea.
Puto is stalling in the full guard.
Puto wants to stand but Doyea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Puto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Puto trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.
Doyea is trying to keep Puto in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Puto as Doyea shoots in.
Doyea with a jab.
Doyea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses.
Doyea with a nice cross.
Doyea throws a jab when Puto was well out of range.
Puto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyea scores with a hook.
Pinchi Puto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puto throws a shot from downtown. Doyea moves away and avoids it.
Doyea dips to his left and cracks Puto with an uppercut!
Doyea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puto moves forwards but Doyea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puto throws a right and a left that Doyea avoids nicely.
Arod Doyea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puto but Puto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto throws a leg kick but Doyea checks it.
The fighters circling - Doyea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyea.
Doyea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyea with a hook.
Doyea pushes Puto up against the cage in a clinch.
Puto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyea is looking to clinch.
Doyea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puto is trying to stand.
Puto is trying to maintain the position but Doyea is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Pinchi Puto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Doyea looks to land a right hand but Puto moved out of range.
Puto is looking for a counter combo.
Puto drops his hands momentarily and Doyea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyea moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyea connects with a jab.
Doyea fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Puto.
Doyea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doyea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyea.
Puto blocks a jab.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Doyea.
Puto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea moves in looking to clinch but Puto pushes him off.
Puto is looking for a counter combo.
Doyea lands a jab to the nose.
Doyea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puto.
Puto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puto missing with a left hand there. Doyea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Puto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puto misses with a double jab.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyea.
Doyea misses with a looping left.
Doyea dives in and grabs Puto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puto pushes down on Doyea's head and hops out.
Doyea moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyea throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Doyea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puto misses with a wild body shot.
Puto missing with a left hand there. Doyea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puto slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Doyea. Beautiful body shot.
Puto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyea is out of range and Puto settles back down.
A head kick misses from Doyea.
Doyea lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doyea lands with a right hand.
Puto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyea.
Doyea scores with the left hand. Puto knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Puto there.
Doyea tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doyea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puto throws a head kick but Doyea moves out of range.
Doyea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puto has time to react.
Doyea tries to clinch up.
Puto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doyea dodges the punch combination from Puto.
Doyea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doyea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyea throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
Doyea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Puto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyea manages to avoid it.
Doyea misses with a hook
and Puto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Puto cracks Doyea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doyea tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puto misses with a series of wild punches.
Doyea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyea misses with a hook. Puto ducked under it nicely.
Doyea tries to close the distance and clinch but Puto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puto wants it to stay on the feet.
Puto blocks a jab.
Doyea scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puto throws a leg kick but Doyea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyea moves away.
The fighters circling - Doyea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puto slips under a jab from Doyea.
Doyea misses with a left hand
and Puto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puto tries to move into range but Doyea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puto throws a low kick, looking for Doyea's leg but Doyea calmly moves out of range.
Doyea throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Doyea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puto connects with a body shot.
Puto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyea defending well as Puto loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyea checks a leg kick nicely.
Puto misses with a low kick.
Puto tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyea slips a straight right by Puto.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pinchi Puto.
I think Puto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pinchi Puto!
Pinchi Puto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene Parmesan (ranked 959 p4p, 807 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 127 p4p, 105 weight class). Gene Parmesan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parmesan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swango has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swango fails to land with a series of punches.
Swango keeps the fight on the outside.
Swango let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parmesan scores with a jab.
Parmesan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swango is out of range.
Swango throws a counter combo.
Parmesan throws a lazy right hand but Swango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parmesan. That's going to slow Swango down.
Gene Parmesan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parmesan with a jab.
Swango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parmesan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swango doesn't seem bothered though.
Swango blocks a leg kick.
Parmesan backing away here, and Swango unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parmesan dodges the punch combination from Swango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swango displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parmesan.
Jab by Parmesan.
Parmesan just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Swango misses.
A jab from Parmesan misses.
Michael Swango is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swango slips a jab and a cross from Parmesan.
Swango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Parmesan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parmesan slips under a jab from Swango.
Parmesan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
Parmesan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swango.
Parmesan avoids the body shot from Swango.
Swango lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Parmesan throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
Parmesan throws a looping overhand right but Swango ducks down to avoid it.
Swango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Parmesan misses
and Parmesan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parmesan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swango moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango throws a lazy right hand but Parmesan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swango counters with a nice uppercut.
Parmesan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swango makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Parmesan's corner calls for a 1-2. Parmesan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parmesan throws a leg kick
and Swango counters with an inside leg kick.
Swango works Parmesan's body with a nice hook.
Parmesan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swango counters with a series of strikes. Parmesan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parmesan wants to land a leg kick but Swango is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan throws an off balance right hand
and Swango counters with a nice leg kick.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swango cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Parmesan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swango throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Swango.
Swango with a nice calf kick.
Parmesan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swango is out of range and Parmesan settles back down.
Parmesan throws a leg kick but Swango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Swango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parmesan throws a jab but it's blocked by Swango.
Parmesan tries to land a leg kick but Swango saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Swango releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Swango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swango is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parmesan throws a series of punches but Swango avoids them all with ease.
Michael Swango seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parmesan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parmesan manages to avoid it.
Swango throws a body punch but Parmesan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Swango counters with a nice body shot.
Parmesan closes the distance and pushes Swango back into the cage.
Swango prevents a body shot from Parmesan.
Parmesan tries a body shot but Swango blocks it.
Swango blocks a body shot from Parmesan.
Parmesan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swango's efforts to push away.
Swango breaks the clinch.
Parmesan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parmesan misses with a straight right.
Swango lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parmesan circles away quickly and effectively.
Parmesan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Swango.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parmesan is defended easily by Swango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parmesan misses with a takedown attempt
and Swango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parmesan moves out of range as Swango strikes.
Parmesan throws a lazy body kick
and Swango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango misses with a low kick.
Parmesan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swango.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parmesan tries to clinch but Swango is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swango has time to react.
Swango avoids the head kick by Parmesan.
Swango throws a counter combo.
Parmesan misses with a lunging right hand
and Parmesan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parmesan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parmesan clinches up against the cage.
Swango breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Swango.
Parmesan tries to bum rush Swango with a series of wild strikes but Swango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parmesan throws a hook but Swango avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Parmesan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swango connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swango only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Parmesan lunges at Swango with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swango's hand.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swango slips a straight right by Parmesan.
Parmesan thuds a left hand into Swango's body.
Parmesan cracks Swango with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Parmesan misses
and Swango cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parmesan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swango can pounce on him.
Parmesan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Parmesan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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 Gene Parmesan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Swango scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Parmesan misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Parmesan.
Parmesan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parmesan tries to score with a low kick but Swango moves his leg out of the way.
Swango doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Swango swings widly with a right hand
and Parmesan counters with a head kick.
Swango misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parmesan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swango counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parmesan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swango is fending him off so far but Parmesan persists. Nope, Swango circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango jabs Parmesan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parmesan throws a wild body kick that Swango sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parmesan misses with a takedown
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Parmesan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swango swings for the body but Parmesan moves out of range.
Swango ducks right into an uppercut from Parmesan.
Parmesan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Parmesan.
Parmesan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parmesan.
Swango's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parmesan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swango scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that misses.
Swango lands with a shot to the body.
Swango misses with a combination
and Parmesan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parmesan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swango.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swango looks to land a right hand but Parmesan moved out of range.
Parmesan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Swango was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parmesan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parmesan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parmesan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Parmesan blocks the low kick.
Parmesan misses with a hook.
Swango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swango. Parmesan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Swango misses.
Parmesan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parmesan darts in looking for a takedown but Swango gets double underhooks and turns Parmesan into the cage.
Swango tries a quick counter leg kick but Parmesan is wise to it.
Swango lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Swango - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Swango.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan jabs Swango to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swango gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parmesan.
Parmesan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swango unleashes a big counter combination but Parmesan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parmesan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swango misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parmesan is defended easily by Swango.
Parmesan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Swango comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swango has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Swango!
A less than humble Michael Swango misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Shimura (ranked 881 p4p, 303 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 108 p4p, 40 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Shimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimura.
McCarty tries to bum rush Shimura with a series of wild strikes but Shimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shimura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shimura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
McCarty throws a nice looking combination but Shimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarty lands a jab-cross combination.
McCarty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimura connects with a single shot there.
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!
Shimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCarty is able to avoid easily.
Shimura lands a jab.
McCarty shoots in for a takedown but Shimura shows good takedown defense.
McCarty lands with a hook. Shimura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shimura.
McCarty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarty lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shimura misses its intended target.
Shimura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarty connects with a single shot there.
McCarty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shimura counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Shimura looks at the referee who does nothing so Shimura lands a crushing right that sends McCarty to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Shimura!
A very excited looking Takashi Shimura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 170 p4p, 585 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 21 p4p, 76 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene digs a good hook to Jukola's body.
Jukola avoids the body shot from Greene.
Good leg kick by Jukola.
A jab from Jukola misses.
We've been informed that Greene has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jukola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulie Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jukola wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy.
Jukola throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jukola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola with the ground and pound but Greene regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jukola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jukola seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greene avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jukola.
Jukola trying to control from Greene's half guard. Greene has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jukola throws an elbow that misses. Greene uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jukola's guard. Nice move by Greene!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola pulls Greene in close to prevent any damage.
Jukola looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola is trying to control the position but Greene postures up.
Greene stands up from Jukola's guard - Greene perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jukola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jukola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukola moves away.
Jukola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Jukola with a jab.
Paulie Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jukola scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Greene.
Jukola staying out of range there.
Jukola is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Greene misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the body from Greene misses
letting Jukola counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola with a nice calf kick.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
Greene lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Jukola slips under a jab.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Greene misses.
Jukola was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greene throws a right hand that misses
and Jukola counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
letting Jukola counter with a right hand.
Greene slaps away a takedown attempt from Jukola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jukola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jukola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Greene - the referee stops the clock and Jukola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Greene. Jukola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greene with the inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jukola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jukola closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eero Jukola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene tries to get to full guard but Jukola has control of the leg.
Jukola slows the pace down in half guard.
Jukola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greene defending well though.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jukola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greene does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Jukola has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jukola working the head and body with strikes.
Greene taking some punishment here, with Jukola in his half guard.
Jukola is keen to just control but Greene is a slippery customer.
Jukola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jukola controlling the action here.
Jukola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jukola content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola wants to pass the guard but Greene is defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jukola wants to take a breather but Greene is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jukola moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Jukola misses.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jukola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Paulie Greene has been cut.
Jukola staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a right hand
and Jukola counters with an inside leg kick.
Jukola tries to land a front kick but Greene steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jukola slips under a jab from Greene.
Jukola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jukola lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Greene throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukola counters with a right hand to the body.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Jukola's front leg but catches the back leg as Jukola tries to avoid it.
Greene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukola.
Paulie Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Jukola.
Jukola looks for a takedown but Greene sprawls well.
Greene scores with a kick to the midsection.
Greene works Jukola's body with a nice hook.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene checks a low kick from Jukola.
Jukola lands a nice shot to the body.
Greene takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Greene looks to throw a body kick
and Jukola counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Greene was covering up waiting for the punch and Jukola finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Greene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jukola's guard.
Jukola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greene wants to stand but Jukola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Jukola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Greene's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greene lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jukola with a nice cross.
Jukola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greene walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jukola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jukola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greene is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
A left lands for Jukola.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukola finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene takes a swing at Jukola's ribcage but misses.
Jukola tries to counter with a takedown but Greene is quick to defend against it.
Greene seems to have recovered his senses.
Greene lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greene lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Greene.
Greene misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Jukola tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene lands a lovely overhand right.
Jukola throws a low kick but Greene avoids it.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola throws a front kick aimed at Greene's knee but Greene avoids it well.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
Greene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jukola with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukola.
A left lands for Greene.
Greene misses with a hook. Jukola ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene looks to throw the jab but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jukola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jukola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jukola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola dives in for a single leg takedown but Greene sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eero Jukola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene lands a jab to the nose.
Jukola lands with a nice body kick.
Jukola thows a leg kick but Greene checks it
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukola is rocked!
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Jukola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jukola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jukola seems to have got his legs back now.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Greene throws a front kick that sends Jukola stumbling back into the cage.
Greene scores with a jab to the head.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola thinks about countering with a head kick.
Greene thuds a left hand into Jukola's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Jukola's front leg but catches the back leg as Jukola tries to avoid it.
Jukola gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Greene gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Greene! Paulie Greene retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Paulie Greene started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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