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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 457 p4p, 497 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 29 p4p, 32 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Lionel Richie - All Night Long as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 33 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Yeboah backs away looking to recover.
Yeboah scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeboah is one step ahead there.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Yeboah postures up.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yeboah preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Yeboah controlling him for the moment.
Yeboah wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls Yeboah in to control the position.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeboah is one step ahead there.
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yeboah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Yeboah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz controls Yeboah momentarily but Yeboah frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yeboah shoots and misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz leaves Yeboah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz cracks Yeboah with a big elbow.
Cruz wants to control but Yeboah is keeping him busy.
Cruz working the head with strikes.
Yeboah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yeboah some visible discomfort.
Cruz working the body and head with strikes.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yeboah's legs.
Cruz grinds an elbow into Yeboah's temple.
Yeboah is looking for a sweep.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeboah keeps working.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
Yeboah gets back to half guard.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yeboah wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Yeboah defends it.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Yeboah is having none of it.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yeboah!
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Yeboah is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeboah is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yeboah is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Yeboah takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Cruz's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dom Cruz thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 810 p4p, 519 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 101 p4p, 70 weight class). Howlin Wolf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz moves away from the strike by Wolf.
Wolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaetz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Gaetz.
Wolf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaetz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wolf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolf tries a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Wolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wolf wants to slow Gaetz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaetz scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf throws a hook but Gaetz blocks it.
Wolf tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt - Gaetz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Link Gaetz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wolf misses
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz scores with a leg kick.
Wolf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaetz under the eye.
Gaetz misses with a hook
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaetz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolf looks to land a combination. Gaetz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaetz tries to avoid it but Wolf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaetz to the ground. Gaetz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howlin Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf clinches up with Gaetz and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Gaetz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaetz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Wolf.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz scores with a shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Gaetz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but Gaetz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaetz gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolf controls his hands.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolf controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaetz.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Wolf.
Gaetz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howlin Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf cracks Gaetz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaetz connects with a single shot there.
Wolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaetz thuds his shin into the meat of Wolf's side.
Wolf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaetz finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolf's head.
Wolf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Gaetz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
A jab from Gaetz does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wolf falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gaetz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
A relieved looking Link Gaetz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 256 p4p, 370 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 30 p4p, 43 weight class). Tyrone Jones's entrance music is Ol' Dirty Bastard - at the Grammys. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Tyrone Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyrone Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uesugi lands with a right to the head.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uesugi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tyrone Jones to keep the fight standing.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyrone Jones smiles and moves away.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the button.
Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Uesugi stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Uesugi connects with a body shot that sends Tyrone Jones's belly button to the back.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
A leg kick checked by Uesugi.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uesugi! But no joy.
Uesugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Uesugi scores with the left hand. Tyrone Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Tyrone Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Uesugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi blocks a low kick nicely.
Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Uesugi's shoulder, as Uesugi tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyrone Jones punishes Uesugi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi lands a really nice looking cross but Tyrone Jones seems unphased.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tyrone Jones with the inside leg kick.
Uesugi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
A little jabbing left from Uesugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uesugi cracks a nice hook into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
Tyrone Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Uesugi's head but Uesugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uesugi defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Uesugi was well out of range.
Uesugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uesugi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyrone Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uesugi scrambles back to his feet.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi takes one to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Nice shot lands for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrone Jones can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uesugi misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Uesugi staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyrone Jones fails to land the takedown.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyrone Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Uesugi lands a jab to Tyrone Jones's midsection.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uesugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uesugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi scores with a nice strike.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Uesugi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Uesugi throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Uesugi moves away and avoids it.
Uesugi throws out a counter right but Tyrone Jones avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uesugi connects with the punch.
Uesugi throws a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uesugi, as that shot connected.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Uesugi checks it.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uesugi.
Uesugi tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uesugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Uesugi moved out of range nicely.
Uesugi works Tyrone Jones's body with a nice hook.
Uesugi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uesugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Uesugi avoids it easily.
Uesugi swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Uesugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Uesugi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones tries a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
A slow jab from Uesugi misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones is looking to clinch.
Uesugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uesugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uesugi scores with a nice strike.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uesugi.
Uesugi moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyrone Jones under the eye.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uesugi connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrone Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Uesugi misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones has closed the distance and engaged Uesugi in a clinch.
Russell Tyrone Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
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!
Uesugi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Uesugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones pushes Uesugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Uesugi won't allow it.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi presses Tyrone Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrone Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kagekatsu Uesugi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Uesugi moved out of range.
Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uesugi scores with a nice head shot.
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Uesugi moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi digs a good hook to Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Uesugi missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Uesugi misses.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uesugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Tyrone Jones is out of range.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Uesugi works Tyrone Jones's body with a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good body shot.
Uesugi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Uesugi with an uppercut!
Tyrone Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uesugi pinned against the cage. Uesugi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Uesugi moved out of range.
Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uesugi checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uesugi missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uesugi moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uesugi lands a nice shot that snaps Tyrone Jones's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Uesugi misses.
Tyrone Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uesugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi throws out a counter right but Tyrone Jones avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uesugi on the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uesugi has time to react.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uesugi as he jumps to the side.
Tyrone Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uesugis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Uesugi circles away.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uesugi thuds his right hand into Tyrone Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uesugi staying out of range there.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Uesugi moves away and avoids it.
Uesugi takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Uesugi circles away.
Tyrone Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Uesugi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uesugi.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Uesugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uesugi blocks a jab.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyrone Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uesugi doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones works the jab nicely.
Tyrone Jones motions for Uesugi to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uesugi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrone Jones is just out of range.
It looked like Tyrone Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyrone Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uesugi scores with a body shot.
Uesugi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi thuds his right hand into Tyrone Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uesugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Uesugi.
Uesugi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrone Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
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 Russell Tyrone Jones.
Well Tyrone Jones 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yormomza Built (ranked 420 p4p, 66 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 66 p4p, 14 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Back That Azz Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built moves into the clinch.
Built stalling in the clinch but Whymer improves position.
Whymer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whymer misses with some punches.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Nice body punch from Built.
Whymer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whymer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Whymer finds it's target.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whymer misses the body punch
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built throws a quick inside leg kick.
Built scores with a kick to the body.
Whymer misses with a leg kick
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer looks to throw a body kick
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whymer. That's going to slow Built down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Built lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whymer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whymer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Built.
Whymer misses with a left hand
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whymer lands a glancing blow to the side of Built's head.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer throws a head kick that misses
and Whymer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Whymer throws a low kick but Built moves out of range easily.
Built wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer thows a body kick. Built tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whymer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively.
Whymer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whymer misses with a leg kick
and Whymer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer misses with a kick to the body
and Built counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whymer moves away.
Whymer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a double jab
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whymer throws a hook to the side of Built's head but Built sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whymer misses with a double jab
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer lands a jab to Built's midsection.
Built lands a big head kick that sends Whymer tumbling to the mat! Built takes a step backwards and waves Whymer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Whymer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whymer tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer lands a head kick. Built smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer cracks Built with an open hand slap.
Whymer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Built moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Built misses the target.
Whymer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Built checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Whymer.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a looping left.
Whymer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
Built takes a swing at Whymer's ribcage but misses.
Whymer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Built connects with a nice looking jab.
Built tries to land a leg kick but Whymer saw it coming and moves away.
Whymer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whymer wants to land a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Whymer lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yormomza Built will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Whymer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer throws a wild body kick that Built sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Whymer misses.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Whymer manages to avoid it.
Whymer takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Yormomza Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Whymer throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whymer. That's going to slow Built down.
Whymer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Built moved away.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Whymer manages to avoid it.
Whymer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whymer misses with an uppercut
and Built cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer scores with the left hand. Built knows he should have avoided that one.
Built pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whymer is out of range and Built settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whymer! But no joy.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Built misses the target.
Whymer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whymer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whymer.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whymer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whymer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Whymer catches Built with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Built on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Whymer throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whymer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Built on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Built checks it well.
Nice body kick there by Built.
Whymer is breathing heavily.
Built scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer walks into a jab.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Whymer misses with a low kick as Built jumps back.
Whymer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Whymer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch but Whymer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whymer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Built blocks a leg kick.
Whymer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Built clinches.
Whymer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whymer lands a hook that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built pushes Whymer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
A right hook to the body lands for Built.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whymers head.
Built blocking some punches.
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer throws a head punch that misses.
Whymer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whymer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Built staying out of range there.
Built tries to score with a low kick but Whymer moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yormomza Built will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Built.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Whymer manages to avoid it.
Whymer blocks the body kick.
Built walks into a jab.
Built moves into the clinch successfully.
Whymer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Built.
Built lands a nice uppercut.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Built.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whymer lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whymer with the inside leg kick.
Built ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whymer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whymer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whymer misses with the combination.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Whymer misses the body punch
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Built avoids a punch combination nicely.
Just Whymer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Built checks a leg kick.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Whymer swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built misses with a body shot.
Whymer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whymer throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whymer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Built momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer throws a nice head kick!
Yormomza Built's cut is getting worse.
A head kick from Whymer lands but Built takes it in his stride.
Built dodges the punch combination from Whymer.
Built pushes Whymer away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick from Built, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer lands with a kick to the temple. Built shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whymer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Built finds it's way round the side to connect with Whymer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses the jab.
Whymer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whymer throws a lazy head kick
and Built counters with a stiff right hand.
Whymer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whymer throws a jab when Built was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Built misses the target.
Whymer throws a leg kick
and Built counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Built tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whymer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Built moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whymer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Built will feel that in the morning.
Whymer misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Whymer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Built 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yormomza Built!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yormomza Built 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 331 p4p, 125 weight class) and Brak Maugřn (ranked 50 p4p, 19 weight class). Maugřn has chosen Save Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brak Maugřn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maugřn misses with a leg kick
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maugřn throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maugřn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maugřn misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maugřn looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pulkkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maugřn finds it's way round the side to connect with Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugřn tries to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Maugřn lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugřn misses the body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pulkkinen.
Maugřn misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pulkkinen pushes Maugřn away with a front kick.
Maugřn blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Maugřn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maugřn misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugřn misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maugřn throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Maugřn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maugřn looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Maugřn looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen defending well as Maugřn loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Maugřn's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maugřn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Maugřn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugřn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maugřn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maugřn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Maugřn's shoulder, as Maugřn tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Maugřn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Maugřn was well out of range.
It seemed like Maugřn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maugřn drops his hands momentarily and Pulkkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maugřn feints and then cracks Pulkkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulkkinen down.
Maugřn misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses its target.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maugřn wants to clinch but Pulkkinen slips to the side
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maugřn thuds his right hand into Pulkkinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maugřn can do to turn this around?
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Maugřn misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maugřn misses with a leg kick.
Maugřn throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Maugřn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Pulkkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Maugřn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pulkkinen has got the better of the exchanges.
Decent striking displayed by Maugřn there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maugřn missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maugřn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maugřn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Maugřn moves into the clinch.
Maugřn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Maugřn blocks it.
Maugřn misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pulkkinen.
Maugřn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maugřn blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maugřn's elbow.
Maugřn tries to land a knee to the head but Pulkkinen blocks with his arms.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Maugřn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen tries to work over Maugřn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maugřn has a couple of punches blocked by Pulkkinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maugřn blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Maugřn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Maugřn controls his hands.
Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pulkkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maugřn misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Albert Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand right.
Pulkkinen with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maugřn.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Maugřn off the cage and back into range.
Maugřn misses with a body kick.
Maugřn misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maugřn moves away.
Maugřn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pulkkinen lands a big head kick that sends Maugřn tumbling to the mat! Pulkkinen takes a step backwards and waves Maugřn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maugřn is rocked!
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
and Maugřn counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen'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!
Maugřn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a good body shot into Maugřn's ribs.
Maugřn misses with a jab to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Maugřn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulkkinen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maugřn sprawling to the canvas! Maugřn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pulkkinen finish him?!
Maugřn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Maugřn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pulkkinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pulkkinen! Maugřn is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Pulkkinen!
Our winner, Albert Pulkkinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 394 p4p, 186 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 61 p4p, 32 weight class). Moore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Thiago Thiago acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Thiago.
Moore wants to control from the top but Thiago keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thiago manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moore looking for subs off his back but Thiago has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thiago manages to get himself to full guard.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiago is retaining full guard.
Moore is looking to advance position but Thiago has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moore can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago controlling from the full mount.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Thiago controlling his opponent.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Thiago manages to capitalize on a mistake by Moore to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Moore wants to escape the position.
Moore rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moore is looking to get back to full guard here but Thiago has managed to pass to side control instead.
Moore tries to bench press Thiago off him but Thiago keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Moore's shoulder. That is not cool.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore trying to remain calm as Thiago controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thiago to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Carl Moore has been cut.
Thiago throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore lands with a straight right. Thiago didn't see that one coming.
Thiago staying out of range there.
Thiago throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
 Moore is rocked!
Thiago connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore glances at the clock... BAM! Thiago nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Moore crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Moore is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Thiago!
A victorious Thiago Thiago thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Carl Moore was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 168 p4p, 257 weight class) and Jack Blood (ranked 25 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blood's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood - Slayer. 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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da Vincible's half guard.
Blood seems to be looking for submissions.
Blood thows a huge punch but Da Vincible dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood is looking to advance position but Da Vincible won't allow it.
Blood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Vincible moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood cracks Da Vincible with a solid left hand.
Da Vincible looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Vincible, not yet.
Blood pushes down on Da Vincible's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Da Vincible avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood.
Blood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blood is looking to pass Da Vincible's guard but actually Da Vincible recovers to full guard.
Blood trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Vincible manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blood pulls Da Vincible in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Vincible has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blood is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood has Da Vincible pulled in close to control his posture.
Blood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blood pulls Da Vincible in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Da Vincible throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood slips a jab from Da Vincible.
Leonardo Da Vincible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Da Vincible shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Vincible swinging wildly here.
Blood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Da Vincible wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Blood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blood moves out of range as Da Vincible strikes.
Blood scores with a nice right hand.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Vincible pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood tests Da Vincible's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Vincible misses with a lunging right hand
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Vincible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible with a nice calf kick.
Da Vincible misses with an uppercut
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Da Vincible's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vincible waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Da Vincible moved out of range.
Blood slips a straight right by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blood to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Vincible misses with a body kick.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Vincible manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Da Vincible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vincible slips a straight right by Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible misses with a hook
and Blood counters with a straight right hand.
Da Vincible throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Blood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Da Vincible sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blood somewhat.
Da Vincible lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Vincible looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves out of range as Da Vincible throws a body kick.
Da Vincible misses with a kick to the body
and Blood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Da Vincible can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blood in particular looking to stall.
Blood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Da Vincible defends it well.
Da Vincible won't allow Blood to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the action but Da Vincible is working from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Da Vincible is defending well.
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blood trying to control from Da Vincible's half guard. Da Vincible has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Da Vincible keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood is fighting to break Da Vincible's control of his arms but Da Vincible is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blood postures up in Da Vincible's guard and throws a big left but Da Vincible blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Vincible ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Vincible manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
It looked like Da Vincible wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Da Vincible tries to get to full guard but Blood has control of the leg.
Blood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is pressing down on Da Vincible's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Vincible is holding on for now.
Da Vincible is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Vincible sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Vincible defending well though.
Blood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Vincible knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blood is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Vincible is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Da Vincible is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leonardo Da Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leonardo Da Vincible is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Vincible throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood counters with a straight right hand.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blood shoots in but no luck this time.
Da Vincible jabs Blood right on the nose. Blood blinks but takes it well.
Da Vincible throws a front kick aimed at Blood's knee but Blood avoids it well.
Da Vincible misses with a leg kick
and Blood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blood is taking a breather. Da Vincible says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blood has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blood is thwarting Da Vincible's attempts to control the position.
Blood trying to advance position but Da Vincible counters by regaining guard.
Blood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Da Vincible looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blood is one step ahead there.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Vincible misses with a hook
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood 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.
Da Vincible waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blood! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Blood!
After winning the bout, Jack Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 267 p4p, 149 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 39 p4p, 23 weight class). Biff Raper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thierry Paulin's chin.
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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper scoring well with a low kick there.
Raper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper slips a jab from Paulin.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paulin.
Paulin takes one on the button.
 It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Raper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Paulin.
Raper misses with a straight right.
Paulin throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulin misses the target.
Paulin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Paulin misses.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper avoids the head kick by Paulin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin tries a low kick but Raper avoids it.
Nice body punch from Paulin.
Paulin scores with a hook to the body. Raper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Raper blocks a head kick by Paulin.
Paulin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Paulin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raper.
Paulin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paulin and Raper are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Paulin throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Raper into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Paulin knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thierry Paulin!
After winning the bout, Thierry Paulin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 14 p4p, 46 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magufuli I V might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Toto - Africa. Garuda has chosen Djiin Djiin as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda misses with a left hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Magufuli I V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magufuli I V throws the left hand but Garuda avoids the punch easily.
Garuda throws out a counter right but Magufuli I V avoids it with no problem.
Magufuli I V throws a hook but Garuda avoids it easily.
Garuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Garuda misses the target.
Garuda misses with a hook. Magufuli I V ducked under it nicely.
Magufuli I V on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli I V throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magufuli I V moves out of range of the strikes.
Garuda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Magufuli I V lands but Garuda takes it in his stride.
Magufuli I V tries to land a body kick
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Magufuli I V goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot.
Garuda lands a nice looking body shot.
Magufuli I V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Magufuli I V.
Garuda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Garuda.
Garuda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garuda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Magufuli I V throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
Garuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magufuli I V has Garuda up against the cage in a clinch.
Garuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Magufuli I V swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli I V working aggressively here.
Garuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Garuda.
Magufuli I V scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
Magufuli I V lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V tries to throw a body punch but Garuda avoids it by throwing Magufuli I V back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garuda misses with some punches.
Magufuli I V pushes Garuda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garuda misses with some punches.
Magufuli I V misses with the head strike.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Magufuli I V controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli I V.
Garuda prevents a body shot from Magufuli I V.
Garuda tries to work over Magufuli I V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garuda.
Magufuli I V tries to work over Garuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Garuda blocks it.
Magufuli I V tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garuda's elbow.
A short uppercut from Garuda.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda is working Magufuli I V over against the cage.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Magufuli I V controls his hands.
Magufuli I V misses with a punch on the inside.
Garuda has Magufuli I V pressed against the cage, preventing Magufuli I V from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garuda lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Garuda as the two fighters clinch.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Magufuli I V controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V pushes Garuda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magufuli I V can't find room to land a body shot as Garuda controls the action.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magufuli I V lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garuda backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garuda.
Garuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Garuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V tries to throw a body punch but Garuda avoids it by throwing Magufuli I V back against the cage.
Magufuli I V prevents a body shot from Garuda.
Magufuli I V tries to throw a body punch but Garuda avoids it by throwing Magufuli I V back against the cage.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli I V avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V working aggressively here.
Garuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magufuli I V moves to clinch but Garuda breaks away
and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut.
Mantak Garuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garuda swings widly with a right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garuda blocks a head kick by Magufuli I V.
Garuda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Magufuli I V.
Garuda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magufuli I V wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V tries to move into range but Garuda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magufuli I V tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magufuli I V walks into a straight right hand from Garuda.
Garuda lands a big right hand that sends Magufuli I V crashing to the mat! Garuda stays standing though and waves Magufuli I V back to his feet!
Magufuli I V is rocked!
Garuda fakes the body blow, causing Magufuli I V to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Magufuli I V goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mantak Garuda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. Maluga has chosen JUNGLE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275
36 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower slips a jab from Maluga.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maluga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maluga throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick from Maluga.
Maluga lands a leg kick that knocks Tower off balance momentarily.
Maluga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maluga. Tower shrugs it off though.
Maluga misses with a right hand
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Maluga sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Maluga swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tower lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
It seemed like Maluga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maluga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Maluga.
Maluga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Maluga.
Maluga cracks Tower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maluga misses with an uppercut.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Maluga manages to avoid it.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maluga.
It seemed like Maluga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tower. Tower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maluga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tower.
Decent striking displayed by Tower there.
Maluga throws a lazy uppercut
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Kilo Maluga's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maluga tries to score with a low kick but Tower moves his leg out of the way.
Maluga walks into a stiff left hand from Tower.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maluga.
Tower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maluga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maluga blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maluga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maluga throws out a counter right but Tower avoids it with no problem.
Maluga misses the jab.
Kilo Maluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Maluga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tower doesn't seem phased though.
Maluga thumps Tower with a low kick.
Maluga throws a body kick that misses.
Maluga lands a really nice looking cross but Tower seems unphased.
Tower checks the leg kick.
Maluga lands a nice hook to Tower's body. Tower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Maluga.
Iain Tower's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maluga in his tracks.
Maluga scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Tower.
Tower throws a right and a left that Maluga avoids nicely.
Tower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tower throws a right hand that Maluga ducks under and follows up with a left that Maluga also avoids with ease.
Maluga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maluga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Maluga coming out on top.
Tower digs a good hook to Maluga's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Maluga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tower lands a right hook to the body.
Maluga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Maluga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maluga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tower. Tower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tower connects with the punch.
The cut above Kilo Maluga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower connects with a solid leg kick.
Tower misses with a left hand
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.
Maluga scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maluga throws a body kick that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower avoids a kick to the body.
Maluga missing with a left hand there. Tower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maluga.
Maluga throws a lazy body kick
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maluga lands a nice hook to Tower's body. Tower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maluga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Maluga manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga connects with a right hand. Tower shakes it off.
Tower will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tower.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maluga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower misses with a shot to the body
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maluga thows a leg kick but Tower checks it
and Tower connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maluga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
Tower is looking to counter punch.
Maluga thuds his shin into the meat of Tower's side.
Maluga thuds his shin into the meat of Tower's side.
Maluga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tower if he has to take too many more of those.
Maluga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maluga.
Maluga throws a big shot that misses.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maluga swings for the body but Tower moves out of range.
Maluga throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tower crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maluga - the referee stops the clock and Tower gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maluga. Tower manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Maluga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maluga lands a big right hand that sends Tower crashing to the mat! Maluga stays standing though and waves Tower back to his feet!
Tower is rocked!
Iain Tower's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maluga fakes the leg kick and cracks Tower in the body.
Oh Tower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga connects with a leg kick.
Tower seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilo Maluga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Maluga, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maluga misses with an uppercut
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.
Maluga cracks Tower with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tower looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maluga finish him?
Tower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tower connects with a looping right hand.
Maluga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maluga jabs at Tower's body.
A good leg kick by Maluga.
Tower slips under a jab.
Maluga lands a right hook to the body.
Maluga scores with a spinning back kick!
Maluga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tower if he has to take too many more of those.
Maluga cracks Tower with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maluga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tower to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga drops Tower with a big left hand! Tower is injured, injured bad! Maluga jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Kilo Maluga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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