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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Silva (ranked 6121 p4p, 6396 weight class) and Rob Bernard (ranked 622 p4p, 632 weight class). Patricio Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Bernard.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Bernard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bernard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Bernard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bernard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bernard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bernard struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bernard lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Bernard.
Bernard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bernard throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Bernard pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Bernard.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bernard, against the cage.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva prevents Bernard from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bernard.
Bernard pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bernard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bernard tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Bernard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bernard can turn it around.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernard scores with a hook to the body.
Bernard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is stalling here.
Bernard tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stalls.
Bernard misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Bernard dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bernard rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Bernard taking a breather.
Bernard misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Bernard trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bernard into the cage.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bernard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Bernard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva stalling.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
Bernard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Bernard misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard being controlled against the cage.
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bernard, against the cage.
Silva just leaning against Bernard, taking a breather.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bernard wants to break free but Silva has control.
Bernard is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bernard throws a head punch that misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bernard, against the cage.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bernard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Bernard misses with an elbow over the top.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bernard fails to land.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Bernard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Bernard trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stalls.
Silva is pushing Bernard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Bernard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bernard throws a combination that misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva is pushing Bernard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bernard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bernard misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bernard fails to land.
Silva is pushing Bernard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bernard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bernard breaks from the clinch.
Bernard throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Bernard throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Bernard was just out of range.
Bernard lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bernard misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernard breaks from the clinch.
Bernard lands with a right hand.
Bernard lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Bernard throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bernard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bernard up against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Bernard throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bernard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bernard wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patricio Silva.
Bernard pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Bernard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bernard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rob Bernard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bernard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
Patricio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernard misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Bernard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bernard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Bernard!
Rob Bernard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kallie Knoetse (ranked 5364 p4p, 5209 weight class) and Patrik Mustonen (ranked 593 p4p, 586 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kallie Knoetse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrik Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoetse tries to land a leg kick but Mustonen saw it coming and moves away.
Knoetse misses with a takedown attempt
and Mustonen moves into the clinch.
Knoetse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mustonen to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knoetse.
Knoetse taking a breather.
Mustonen has Knoetse pushed against the cage.
Mustonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knoetse's face.
 It looks like Kallie Knoetse has been cut.
Mustonen lands an elbow just above Knoetse 's eye.
Mustonen landing knees to the head.
Mustonen landing knees to the head.
 Knoetse is rocked!
Knoetse has had enough of the clinch but Mustonen keeps him there for the moment.
Oh Knoetse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen working the clinch nicely. Knoetse is working for position but Mustonen cracks him with a big knee to the head! Knoetse crumples up against the cage and Mustonen lands two more shots before the ref can save Knoetse! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Patrik Mustonen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Robby (ranked 5991 p4p, 5496 weight class) and Paul Lawrie (ranked 616 p4p, 599 weight class). Lawrie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the tiger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Robby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Lawrie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robby lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawrie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robby as he jumps to the side.
Lawrie misses with a takedown
and Robby counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lawrie off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Robby follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lawrie was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Robby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Collner (ranked 6697 p4p, 4768 weight class) and Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 552 p4p, 477 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cedrick Collner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hashempour lands with a cross.
Hashempour lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hashempour scores with a jab.
Collner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hashempour.
Hashempour connects with a good right hand that stumbles Collner. Collner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khosrov Hashempour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashempour lands a nice shot that snaps Collner's head back.
Collner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hashempour lands a big right hand that sends Collner crashing to the mat! Hashempour stays standing though and waves Collner back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collner walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hashempour! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khosrov Hashempour!
Khosrov Hashempour decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kristersen (ranked 5952 p4p, 25120 weight class) and Ace Pablo (ranked 547 p4p, 603 weight class). Pablo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heroin and marijuana/Money can buy Happines. Nate Kristersen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kristersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ace Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo loads up on a big right hand but Kristersen slips the punch.
Pablo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pablo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kristersen blocks a jab.
Kristersen tries to counter with a takedown but Pablo is quick to defend against it.
Pablo scores with a jab.
Pablo feints and then cracks Kristersen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kristersen down.
Pablo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kristersen attempts a counter takedown but Pablo avoids it well and moves away.
Kristersen jabs at Pablo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristersen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 It looks like Ace Pablo has been cut.
Kristersen blocks a head kick by Pablo.
Kristersen avoids the head kick by Pablo.
Kristersen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pablo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kristersen. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Kristersen blocks the low kick.
Kristersen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pablo sprawls and moves away.
Kristersen checks a leg kick.
Kristersen slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pablo.
Pablo thumps Kristersen with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Pablo.
Kristersen lands an overhand right.
Pablo throws a leg kick
and Kristersen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kristersen.
Pablo is wriggling around but Kristersen manages to pass to half guard.
 Pablo is rocked!
Pablo looks winded!
Pablo is still in real trouble! Can Kristersen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristersen decides to stand up.
Pablo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pablo misses its intended target.
Pablo misses with a kick to the body
and Kristersen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pablo won't be happy with that.
Pablo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Pablo is trying to escape the mount.
Kristersen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kristersen moves out of range of the leg kick from Pablo.
Kristersen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kristersen cracks Pablo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pablo falls to his knees and Kristersen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kristersen!
Ace Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for coming everyone. Im still the best i beat this bitch yall know that.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gon Freecs (ranked 4252 p4p, 5945 weight class) and Arnar Sigurdsson (ranked 389 p4p, 450 weight class). Arnar Sigurdsson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gon Freecs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freecs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sigurdsson.
Freecs scores with a nice head shot.
Freecs misses with a lunging right hand
and Sigurdsson counters with a nice body shot.
Freecs throws a combination that misses
and Sigurdsson counters with a straight right hand.
Freecs misses with a few strikes there.
Freecs misses the jab.
Sigurdsson unleashes a big counter combination but Freecs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Freecs looks to clinch
and Sigurdsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Freecs is rocked!
Freecs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Freecs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freecs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sigurdsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Freecs seems to have got his legs back now.
Freecs misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Sigurdsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freecs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sigurdsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freecs moves to clinch but Sigurdsson breaks away
and Sigurdsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Freecs throws an off balance right hand
and Sigurdsson counters with a left right combination that sends Freecs crashing to the mat - Sigurdsson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Freecs out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnar Sigurdsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mladen Petric (ranked 3467 p4p, 4408 weight class) and Kinch Lebowski (ranked 425 p4p, 499 weight class). Mladen Petric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mladen Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kinch Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric throws a big shot that misses.
Petric takes a swing at Lebowski's ribcage but misses.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Lebowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Lebowski moves away and avoids it.
Lebowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lebowski tries to clinch up.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Lebowski is out of range.
Lebowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petric throws out a loose jab but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lebowski moves in looking to clinch but Petric pushes him off.
Lebowski throws a push kick but Petric slaps the foot to one side.
Lebowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petric counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lebowski.
Petric throws out a loose jab but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebowski misses with a two punch combination.
Petric tests Lebowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lebowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Kinch Lebowski has been cut.
Mladen Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petric cracks Lebowski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petric has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lebowski to stand back up!
Lebowski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric digs a good hook to Lebowski's body.
Petric Throws a clean left jab. Petric Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lebowski's chin! Lebowski crumbles to the ground and Petric follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Petric!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mladen Petric!
Mladen Petric thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 2412 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Chad Mendoza (ranked 260 p4p, 291 weight class). Chad Mendoza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti connects with a high kick.
It looks like Chad Mendoza has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benedetti's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
Mendoza throwing strikes from guard but Benedetti blocks nicely.
Mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from Benedetti.
Mendoza forces his way into half guard.
Mendoza is trying to control the action in half guard but Benedetti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendoza throwing shots but Benedetti is blocking nicely.
Mendoza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendoza throwing shots but Benedetti is blocking nicely.
Benedetti is pressing down on Mendoza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benedetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Benedetti controls Mendoza momentarily but Mendoza frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benedetti pulls Mendoza in close to prevent any damage.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Mendoza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Benedetti controlling the position.
Mendoza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendoza cracks Benedetti with a solid left hand.
Mendoza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza drops back looking for a leg! Benedetti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Benedetti manages to kick Mendoza off! Mendoza jumps back into Benedetti's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti is trying to control the position but Mendoza postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Benedetti is keeping the position.
Benedetti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendoza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedetti has Mendoza pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedetti lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti clobbers Mendoza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Mendoza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendoza in the body.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Mendoza stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
Rafael Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendoza in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendoza. That did some damage!
Benedetti lands a high kick!
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Benedetti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Mendoza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Jab by Benedetti.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Mendoza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Benedetti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza with the counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Benedetti.
Chad Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendoza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benedetti - the referee stops the clock and Mendoza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benedetti. Mendoza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
Mendoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benedetti lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendoza's head.
Benedetti lands a head kick!
Benedetti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendoza moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Mendoza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That has opened up Chad Mendoza's cut even more.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benedetti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
Our winner, Rafael Benedetti, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Jones (ranked 3475 p4p, 3621 weight class) and Vahid Azari (ranked 411 p4p, 423 weight class). Vahid Azari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shaka Jones's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vahid Azari!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Azari.
Azari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Azari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Azari's shoulder, as Azari tries to avoid the shot.
Jones has Azari up against the cage in a clinch.
Azari throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Azari blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Azari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azari backwards.
Azari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azari throws a head punch that misses.
Azari misses with a punch on the inside.
Azari lands a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones working aggressively here.
Azari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azari prevents a body shot from Jones.
Azari scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones cracks Azari with a nice body shot.
Azari blocks an uppercut.
Azari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Azari struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones working aggressively here.
Azari can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Azari controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Azari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Azari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Azari fails to land.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azari lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Azari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Azari avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Azari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azari blocking some punches.
Azari blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Azari.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azari pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Azari fails to land.
Azari misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azari working aggressively here.
Azari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Azari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azari throws a head punch that misses.
Azari lands with a light punch inside.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Azari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azari lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Azari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azari throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azari.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Azari tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Azari back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azari swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Azari's ribcage. Azari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Azari misses with a punch on the inside.
Azari blocks an uppercut.
Azari gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to work over Azari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azari prevents a body shot from Jones.
Azari takes a shot to the head.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azari struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones blocks a body shot from Azari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azari.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Azari controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vahid Azari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azari lands a right hook to the body.
Azari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azari.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Azari breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Azari misses the target.
Azari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones cracks Azari with a good jab.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azari.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Azari throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azari looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Azari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to work over Azari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Azari.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azari tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azari lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azari.
Vahid Azari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azari throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Azari can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Azari misses with the head strike.
Jones tries a body shot but Azari blocks it.
Jones blocks a body shot from Azari.
Azari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Azari swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Azari.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Azari.
Azari prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Azari has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Azari working aggressively here.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Azari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Azari is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones presses Azari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Azari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azari blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Azari controls the action.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Azari controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azari.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Azari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Azari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azari struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Azari.
Azari tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Azari back against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Azari avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Azari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Azari blocking some punches.
Azari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azari throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Azari blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks Azari with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Azari controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones cracks Azari with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Azari backwards.
Azari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones presses Azari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Azari.
Azari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones scores with a jab. Azari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Azari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azari misses the shot to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azari can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Azari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azari.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Azari misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azari is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azari is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Azari throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Azari seems to have recovered his senses.
Azari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azari misses the jab.
Azari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azari throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Azari cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Azari has time to react.
Jones lands a big shot that drops Azari! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stands and steps away. Azari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones steps in with a hook that catches Azari right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jones follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Azari looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaka Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kalishnikov (ranked 1062 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Islam Nurmagomedov (ranked 137 p4p, 292 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Islam Nurmagomedov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Kalishnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Islam Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Kalishnikov there.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov.
Kalishnikov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kalishnikov scores with a shot to the body.
Kalishnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalishnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Kalishnikov.
Kalishnikov moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Kalishnikov tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Kalishnikov catches Nurmagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Kalishnikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalishnikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalishnikov.
Kalishnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nurmagomedov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalishnikov wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Nurmagomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalishnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kalishnikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalishnikov lands with a straight right. Nurmagomedov didn't see that one coming.
Nurmagomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Kalishnikov.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Kalishnikov avoids it well.
Kalishnikov digs a good body shot into Nurmagomedov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalishnikov is looking to wear down Nurmagomedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Kalishnikov connects with a body shot that sends Nurmagomedov's belly button to the back.
Kalishnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalishnikov lands with a good body shot.
Kalishnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kalishnikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalishnikov cracks a nice hook into Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Kalishnikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalishnikov.
Kalishnikov scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Kalishnikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalishnikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalishnikov is looking to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch.
Kalishnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishnikov scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurmagomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalishnikov.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalishnikov finish him?
Kalishnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov looks winded!
Kalishnikov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nurmagomedov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kalishnikov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kalishnikov!
Vladimir Kalishnikov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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