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Combate 7: Kazuma vs. Shabazz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1504 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 188 p4p, 159 weight class). Bottura's entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura throws a leg kick but Perez checks it.
Bottura scores with a head kick.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Perez.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bottura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez checks a low kick from Bottura.
Perez scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bottura throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Bottura only half commits.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bottura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bottura's head backwards.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with an outside leg kick.
Perez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Bottura scores with a kick to the body.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Perez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottura misses with a kick to the body
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perez avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Bottura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.
Bottura lands with a good body shot.
Bottura tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Bottura slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Perez avoids it.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Bottura lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bottura throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Bottura scores with a jab to the head.
Perez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Bottura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.
Bottura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bottura lands a front kick.
Bottura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bottura's head.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bottura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perez will feel that in the morning.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Bottura settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez throws a series of strikes that have Bottura backpedaling.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bottura wants to land a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Bottura throws a low kick but Perez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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 Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
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.
Bottura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perez on the side of the head.
Bottura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bottura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bottura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez staying out of range there.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bottura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Bottura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bottura.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Bottura defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Bottura cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bottura.
A big right from Perez misses.
Bottura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perez lands with a shot to the body.
Perez throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Perez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bottura.
Bottura moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Bottura connects with a jab.
Bottura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Perez.
Bottura looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Caio Bottura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Bottura thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perez lands a jab to Bottura's midsection.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez looks to land a combination but Bottura avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura scores with a three punch combo!
Bottura lands with a cross.
Perez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bottura digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Bottura counters with a body kick.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottura can pounce on him.
A combination from Bottura does no damage.
Bottura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bottura scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a combination. Perez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bottura misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bottura is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Bottura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Bottura walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
A big left from Perez misses.
Perez stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bottura connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
It looked like Bottura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Bottura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that second round.
That's time! Bottura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Perez misses.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Bottura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura jabs at Perez's body.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Perez misses with a hook. Bottura ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Bottura feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perez misses with the combination.
Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Bottura.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bottura throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Perez.
Decent striking displayed by Bottura there.
Perez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Perez misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bottura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura.
Bottura tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
Perez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bottura misses with a low kick as Perez jumps back.
Bottura needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bottura has got the better of the exchanges.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bottura defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Perez throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Perez slips a jab from Bottura.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Bottura is out of range.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Perez blocks it.
Bottura slips a jab from Perez.
Perez checks a low kick from Bottura.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
Bottura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Bottura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez connects with a single shot there.
Perez lands the left hand.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura misses with a body kick.
Bottura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bottura misses with a double jab.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Bottura's shoulder, as Bottura tries to avoid the shot.
Manny Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caio Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bottura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bottura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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 Caio Bottura.
Well Bottura 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Bottura!
After the big win, Caio Bottura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Manny Perez had this to say: '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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron McGinnis (ranked 2114 p4p, 1014 weight class) and Lester Burnham (ranked 245 p4p, 130 weight class). McGinnis comes to the cage accompanied by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Burnham has chosen All Star Chuck Taylors as his entrance music. Lester Burnham 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McGinnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Burnham!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGinnis stuffs the takedown attempt from Burnham. Burnham gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnham shoots and misses
and McGinnis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aaron McGinnis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Burnham.
Burnham shoots in looking for a takedown. McGinnis tries to sprawl out of it but Burnham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGinnis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGinnis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burnham moves out of range of the strikes.
Burnham walks into a stiff left hand from McGinnis.
Burnham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGinnis.
No luck for Burnham with that takedown attempt.
McGinnis half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGinnis sizes up Burnham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Burnham is rocked!
Burnham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burnham is still on wobbly legs! Can McGinnis finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGinnis lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGinnis looks to land a body kick but Burnham moved away.
Burnham darts in looking for a takedown but McGinnis gets double underhooks and turns Burnham into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis closes the distance and clinches.
Burnham seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Burnham.
Burnham has a couple of punches blocked by McGinnis.
McGinnis misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, McGinnis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnham working aggressively here.
Burnham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGinnis misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGinnis cracks Burnham with a nice body shot.
Burnham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnham lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinnis blocks an uppercut.
McGinnis misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinnis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGinnis.
A head punch on the inside from McGinnis fails to land.
A short right from McGinnis.
Burnham lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from McGinnis.
McGinnis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnhams head.
McGinnis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGinnis misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinnis presses Burnham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnham tries to throw a body punch but McGinnis avoids it by throwing Burnham back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGinnis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Burnham.
Burnham struggles to land a body shot inside as McGinnis controls his hands.
McGinnis lands with a short shot to the head.
Burnham prevents a body shot from McGinnis.
A short left from Burnham.
Burnham is trying to drag McGinnis to the mat but McGinnis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from McGinnis.
Burnham misses with some punches.
McGinnis misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Burnham on the inside.
McGinnis blocking some punches.
McGinnis tries to throw a body punch but Burnham avoids it by throwing McGinnis back against the cage.
Burnham misses with a body punch.
McGinnis blocks an uppercut.
McGinnis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burnham working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burnham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnham throws a head punch that misses.
McGinnis lands with a light punch inside.
McGinnis throws a head punch that misses.
McGinnis can't find room to land a body shot as Burnham controls the action.
McGinnis misses with a punch to the body.
Burnham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGinniss head.
Burnham misses with a punch to the body.
McGinnis throws a head punch that misses.
McGinnis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnhams head.
Burnham misses with the head strike.
McGinnis presses Burnham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGinnis tries a body shot but Burnham blocks it.
Burnham blocks a body shot from McGinnis.
McGinnis pushes Burnham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinnis lands with a left to the head.
Burnham is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinnis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burnham.
McGinnis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGinnis lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinnis lands a hook that snaps the head of Burnham backwards.
Burnham prevents a body shot from McGinnis.
Burnham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGinnis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from McGinnis.
McGinnis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGinnis misses with the head strike.
Burnham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGinnis throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burnham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnham throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinnis.
McGinnis has a couple of punches blocked by Burnham.
McGinnis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnham misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnham misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGinnis.
A head punch on the inside from McGinnis fails to land.
Burnham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGinnis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron McGinnis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGinnis misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Burnham blocks the leg kick.
McGinnis cracks Burnham with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from McGinnis.
Burnham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burnham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGinnis lands with a good body shot.
McGinnis throws a chopping leg kick but Burnham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGinnis scores with a hook.
Burnham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnham shoots and misses
and McGinnis counters with a straight right hand.
Aaron McGinnis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Burnham.
Burnham fails to land the takedown.
McGinnis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burnham with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGinnis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burnham is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnham misses with a takedown
and McGinnis counters with a nice uppercut.
Burnham has his takedown stuffed
and McGinnis counters with a nice kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burnham is defended easily by McGinnis.
McGinnis scores with a punch to the head.
Burnham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burnham shoots in but McGinnis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGinnis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burnham.
McGinnis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGinnis lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Burnham falls backwards - clearly groggy! McGinnis dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron McGinnis!
A victorious Aaron McGinnis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 1286 p4p, 570 weight class) and Grant Alyoshin (ranked 149 p4p, 77 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Don't say nuthin' blaring out of the sound system. Alyoshin has chosen Video killed the radio star as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Alyoshin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Alyoshin misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Alyoshin manages to avoid it.
Alyoshin moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alyoshin moves away.
Alyoshin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Alyoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Alyoshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson sets himself, and Alyoshin steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Alyoshin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alyoshin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alyoshin under the eye.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alyoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson thumps Alyoshin with a low kick.
Alyoshin misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands with a hook. Alyoshin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alyoshin.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alyoshin. Alyoshin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alyoshin connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Alyoshin's head but Alyoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alyoshin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alyoshin just manages to avoid it.
Alyoshin sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alyoshin scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Alyoshin avoids it easily.
Alyoshin misses with a hook.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
enabling Alyoshin to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Alyoshin misses.
Alyoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alyoshin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Alyoshin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Alyoshin saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alyoshin slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Alyoshin feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Alyoshin moved away.
Alyoshin swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alyoshin misses the jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Alyoshin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alyoshin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Karim Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Alyoshin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alyoshin blocks a leg kick.
Alyoshin throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Alyoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alyoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a push kick but Alyoshin slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson slips a straight right by Alyoshin.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Alyoshin avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Alyoshin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Alyoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alyoshin has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Alyoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Alyoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alyoshin is breathing heavily.
Johnson presses Alyoshin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Alyoshin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alyoshin backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Alyoshin controls the action.
Alyoshin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alyoshin can turn it around.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alyoshin.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Alyoshin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Alyoshin.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alyoshin avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Alyoshin controls the action.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Karim Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alyoshin scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is working Alyoshin over against the cage.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alyoshin can do to turn this around?
Johnson works on Alyoshin's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alyoshin is defending well for now.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alyoshin controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alyoshin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alyoshin avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Alyoshin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alyoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alyoshin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alyoshin backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Alyoshin prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alyoshin.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alyoshin backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson swings for the body but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Alyoshin missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alyoshin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson cracks Alyoshin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alyoshin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
Alyoshin is rocked!
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alyoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karim Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alyoshin misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alyoshin misses with a low kick.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Alyoshin slips the punch.
Alyoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice jab there from Alyoshin.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Alyoshin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alyoshin is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Alyoshin misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Alyoshin manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Alyoshin counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Alyoshin digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Alyoshin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Alyoshin as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Alyoshin on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alyoshin scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Alyoshin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Alyoshin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin drops Johnson with a big knee straight up the middle! Johnson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Alyoshin.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Alyoshin feints a counter leg kick.
Grant Alyoshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alyoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Alyoshin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alyoshin misses with a leg kick.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alyoshin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Alyoshin.
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!
Alyoshin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alyoshin controls his hands.
Alyoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alyoshin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Alyoshin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alyoshin controls his hands.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Alyoshin's head.
Alyoshin gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alyoshin avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Alyoshin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Karim Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 1128 p4p, 613 weight class) and Jami Jarr (ranked 159 p4p, 90 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Jarr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wahhabi I. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jami Jarr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Jarr.
Jarr 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.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Jarr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jarr misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee blocks a body shot from Jarr.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jarr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jarr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarr misses with a body punch.
Jarr tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Jarr back against the cage.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jarr's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarr misses with a body punch.
Lee digs a right hand into Jarr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jarr's gas tank.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jarr backwards.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jarr misses with a punch to the body.
Jarr working aggressively here.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarr backwards.
Jarr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarr blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jarr cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee pushes Jarr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarr prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jarr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Jarr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarr misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Jarr counters with a straight right hand.
Jarr thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Jami Jarr has been cut.
Jarr scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jarr.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Jarr.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jarr looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Jarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jarr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee throws a push kick but Jarr slaps the foot to one side.
Jarr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarr.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarr misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee lands a high kick!
Jarr punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Jarr slips a straight right by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jarr.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarr.
A little jabbing left from Jarr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jarr throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Jarr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Jarr walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Jarr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Jarr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee wants to clinch but Jarr slips to the side
and Jarr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Jarr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee lunges at Jarr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jarr's hand.
Jarr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee throws a head kick but Jarr moves out of range.
Jarr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Jarr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook but Jarr blocks it.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jarr saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jarr counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Jarr moves out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee backing away here, and Jarr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee thows a leg kick but Jarr checks it
and Jarr counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jarr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee throws a push kick but Jarr slaps the foot to one side.
Jarr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jarr clinches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarr scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jarr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarr.
Jarr scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Nice body punch from Jarr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jarr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Jarr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarr.
Jarr works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarr.
Jarr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jarr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jami Jarr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jarr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee tries a body shot but Jarr blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarr.
Jarr misses with a punch to the body.
Jarr pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jarr lands a nice uppercut.
Jarr tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Jarr back against the cage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarr misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Jarr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarr lands a right hand.
Jarr lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarr's elbow.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jarr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Jarr blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarr misses with a leg kick.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Lee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarr.
Lee jabs at Jarr's body.
Jarr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jarr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee looks for the body kick but Jarr saw that one coming.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Jarr looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Jarr moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Jarr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jarr throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Jarr was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Jarr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jami Jarr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jarr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarr scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jarr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jarr wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Jarr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Jarr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jarr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarr tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Jarr catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jarr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarr.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Jarr's corner calls for a 1-2. Jarr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarr moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Jarr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries a body shot but Jarr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jarr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarr tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Jarr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Jarr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jarr misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jarr.
Jarr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jarr has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Jarr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Jarr with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jarr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jarr.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jarr's head.
Jarr blocks an uppercut.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee gets through Jarr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jarr.
Jarr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee cracks Jarr with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarr.
Jarr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jarr's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarr.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarr controls his hands.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Jarr controls the action.
Jarr blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Jarr controls the action.
Lee presses Jarr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarr.
Jarr prevents a body shot from Lee.
Jarr tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jarr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Jarr lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Jarr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarr controls his hands.
Jarr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Boo Lee.
I think Lee 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1810 p4p, 584 weight class) and Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 216 p4p, 77 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson feints and then cracks Tomcic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomcic down.
Dawson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomcic.
Tomcic tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson digs a good body shot into Tomcic's ribs.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomcic's sensitive parts.
Dawson scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Dawson. That snapped Tomcic's head back.
Tomcic tries for a takedown but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tomcic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomcic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's front leg with a kick but Tomcic checks it.
Tomcic takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Tomcic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomcic 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tomcic checks a leg kick.
Donk. Dawson catches Tomcic right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawson.
Tomcic cracks Dawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dawson lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Tomcic as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dawson.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomcic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson 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.
Tomcic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson lands a jab to Tomcic's midsection.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic misses with a head kick.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dawson with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcic misses with a head kick.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Tomcic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomcic checks it well.
Tomcic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Dawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomcic at a distance.
Tomcic scores with a spinning back kick!
Tomcic blocks a low kick nicely.
Tomcic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomcic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawson is just out of range.
As Tomcic backs away, Dawson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tomcic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawson. Dawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomcic throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson misses with a low kick.
Dawson is looking to wear down Tomcic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomcic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomcic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomcic. Tomcic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roger Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomcic darts in and clinches Dawson up against the cage.
Tomcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomcic blocks a body shot from Dawson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Tomcic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic lands a shot to the body.
Dawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Tomcic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomcic.
Dawson lands an uppercut.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomcic's elbow.
Tomcic tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Tomcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomcic doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's front leg with a kick but Tomcic checks it.
Tomcic checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tomcic slips under a jab.
Tomcic scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomcic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tomcic catches Dawson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomcic's sensitive parts.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tomcic.
Tomcic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tomcic misses with a punch to the body.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomcic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
Dawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Tomcic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That kick from Dawson tenderised Tomcic's leg. Tomcic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomcic checks it well.
Tomcic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Tomcic.
Dawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomcic doesn't seem bothered though.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roger Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawson.
Tomcic moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Dawson takes a swing at Tomcic's ribcage but misses.
Tomcic throws out a powerful jab.
Tomcic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
A head kick misses from Tomcic.
The crowd cheers as Dawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomcic doesn't seem phased though.
Tomcic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dawson punishes Tomcic's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomcic throws the kick towards the body but Dawson avoids it.
Dawson tries to land a front kick but Tomcic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tomcic throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson counters with a nice body kick.
Tomcic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic is looking to clinch.
Tomcic 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.
Tomcic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomcic tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson with a hook.
Dawson connects with a leg kick.
Tomcic throws a front kick aimed at Dawson's knee but Dawson avoids it well.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic fakes the leg kick and cracks Dawson in the body.
Tomcic throws a leg kick but Dawson checks it.
Tomcic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Tomcic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Tomcic.
As Tomcic backs away, Dawson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomcic's sensitive parts.
Tomcic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Tomcic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomcic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomcic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawson.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcic manages to avoid it.
Dawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomcic throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawson swings for the body but Tomcic moves out of range.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomcic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Dawson controls the action.
Tomcic has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomcic.
Tomcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Dawson controls the action.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomcic.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomcic prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Tomcic blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
Dawson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Tomcic fails to land.
Tomcic blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
Tomcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tomcic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomcic throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Tomcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson defending well as Tomcic loads up on a big left hand.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcic. Dawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson with a nice calf kick.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson throws a head kick but Tomcic moves out of range.
Dawson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tomcic is out of range and Dawson settles back down.
Tomcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawson.
Tomcic moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Tomcic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dawson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dawson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Tomcic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tomcic closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.
Tomcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
Dawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomcic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Dawson.
Dawson lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dawson as the two fighters clinch.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomcic can do to turn this around?
Tomcic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roger Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Dawson controls the action.
Tomcic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomcic.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Dawson as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson works on Tomcic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Dawson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomcic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tomcic scrambles back to his feet.
Tomcic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tomcic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawson throws a shot to the body.
Dawson lands a jab to Tomcic's midsection.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomcic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dawson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomcic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawson.
Tomcic tries to clinch up.
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomcic.
Tomcic scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Tomcic.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Tomcic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Tomcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomcic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tomcic looks to land a right hand but Dawson moved out of range.
Dawson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomcic.
Dawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomcic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawson lands with a kick to the temple. Tomcic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson scores with a jab. Tomcic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dawson works Tomcic's body with a nice hook.
Tomcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawson moves into the clinch.
Dawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawson digs a right hand underneath Tomcic's ribcage. Tomcic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Tomcic avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Tomcic lands a right hand.
Tomcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomcic blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dawson.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
A short left from Dawson.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Tomcic misses with some punches.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Tomcic avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson tries a body shot but Tomcic blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
You can see that Tomcic has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Dawson.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomcic or not.
Tomcic is leaning against Dawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dawson lands a body punch.
Tomcic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomcic prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Tomcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Dawson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Tomcic.
Nice body punch from Dawson - that landed with a thud.
Dawson works on Tomcic's body with a couple of short punches.
Roger Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawson pushes Tomcic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dawson!
A very excited looking Roger Dawson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saku Lehtonen (ranked 1929 p4p, 755 weight class) and Dom Severini (ranked 269 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Severini!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Severini manages to avoid it.
Severini lands a nice looking body shot.
Severini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Severini misses.
Severini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Severini closes the distance and clinches.
Lehtonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severini wants a takedown but no success here.
Lehtonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Severini is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lehtonen is struggling to control the position.
Severini tries a body shot but Lehtonen blocks it.
Severini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severini blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehtonen managing to block the knees to the body from Severini.
Severini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini working aggressively here.
Lehtonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lehtonen.
Come on Lehtonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Severini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Severini.
Lehtonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Severini up against the cage.
Lehtonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Severini swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severini backwards.
Severini misses with a body punch.
Severini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Severini is keeping busy.
Lehtonen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini misses with a punch to the body.
Severini misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Severini.
Lehtonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehtonen just leaning against Severini, taking a breather.
Lehtonen has Severini pushed against the cage.
Severini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen tries to throw a body punch but Severini avoids it by throwing Lehtonen back against the cage.
Lehtonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severini has Lehtonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lehtonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saku Lehtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Severini.
Lehtonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severini pushes Lehtonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severini throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtonen lands a left hand.
Severini looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehtonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Severini.
Severini has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severini.
Severini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lehtonen avoids it.
Severini lands a body punch.
Severini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehtonen is defending well for now.
Lehtonen lands a left hand.
Lehtonen gets through Severini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen blocking some punches.
Severini tries to throw a body punch but Lehtonen avoids it by throwing Severini back against the cage.
Lehtonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehtonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severini struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehtonen controls his hands.
Lehtonen taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Severini fails to land.
Severini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehtonen prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severini has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtonen.
Severini misses with a punch to the body.
Severini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Severini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Severini blocking some punches.
Lehtonen lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severini pushes Lehtonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Severini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lehtonen smiles and moves away.
Severini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Severini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lehtonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lehtonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Severini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lehtonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Severini 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.
Severini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Severini throws an overhand right that lands on Lehtonen's shoulder, as Lehtonen tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtonen tries to move into range but Severini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lehtonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Severini circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Severini! But no joy.
Lehtonen lands with an overhand left.
Lehtonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Severini is out of range and Lehtonen settles back down.
Severini misses with a wild combination.
Lehtonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Severini. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen takes one on the button.
Severini misses with a looping left.
Severini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtonen is looking to counter punch.
Severini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Severini loads up on a big right hand but Lehtonen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Severini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Severini misses.
Severini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen misses with a two punch combination.
Severini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehtonen lands a body shot.
Severini lands an overhand right.
Lehtonen moves in looking to clinch but Severini pushes him off.
Severini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Severini throws a big shot that misses.
Lehtonen cracks Severini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Severini connects with a single shot there.
Lehtonen missing with a left hand there. Severini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Severini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Severini cracks Lehtonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Severini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Severini moves in looking to clinch but Lehtonen pushes him off.
Severini doesn't manage to clinch there - Lehtonen circles away.
Lehtonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lehtonen scores with a nice strike.
Severini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehtonen counters with a three punch combo that has Severini backing up. Severini nods at Lehtonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Severini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dom Severini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Severini moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lehtonen.
Severini connects with the punch.
Lehtonen lands a really nice looking cross but Severini seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch.
Severini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lehtonen's hands.
Lehtonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Severini throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen moves forwards but Severini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Severini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Severini slips a straight right by Lehtonen.
Severini lands a jab to Lehtonen's midsection.
Lehtonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Severini as he checks the leg kick.
Saku Lehtonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severini wants to clinch but Lehtonen slips to the side
letting Lehtonen counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Severini there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severini moves to clinch but Lehtonen breaks away
and Lehtonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Lehtonen throws a sloppy head kick and Severini moves out of range easily.
Lehtonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dom Severini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Severini throws a jab when Lehtonen was well out of range.
Severini misses with a looping left.
Lehtonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehtonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Severini throws a nice looking combination but Lehtonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtonen tries to sprawl but Severini drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lehtonen is looking for a sweep. Severini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Severini is trying to control. Lehtonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Severini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dom Severini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lehtonen looks to land a right hand but Severini moved out of range.
Severini lands with a cross.
Severini connects with a nice looking jab.
Lehtonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Severini was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtonen.
Severini fails with a takedown attempt.
Severini throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehtonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehtonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Severini cracks Lehtonen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lehtonen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Severini finish him?
Lehtonen is rocked!
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!
Severini lands a big uppercut and Lehtonen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lehtonen looks OK. Severini waves Lehtonen back to his feet!
Oh Lehtonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Severini delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lehtonen like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dom Severini!
After the big win, Dom Severini made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 527 p4p, 299 weight class) and Takashi Shimura (ranked 70 p4p, 43 weight class). Takashi Shimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tua !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Shimura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shimura throws a leg kick but Tua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shimura scores with a nice body kick.
Shimura misses with a head kick.
Tua misses the jab.
Shimura swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Shimura with a nice calf kick.
Shimura loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Shimura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Takashi Shimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Shimura wants to slow Tua down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimura connects with a leg kick.
Shimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimura slips a straight right by Tua .
Tua swings for the body but Shimura moves out of range.
Shimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shimura.
Tua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Decent striking displayed by Shimura there.
Shimura with a nice calf kick.
Tua throws a series of punches but Shimura moves out of range.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Shimura steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shimura stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shimura fakes the leg kick and cracks Tua in the body.
Shimura throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shimura 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.
Shimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimura misses with a leg kick
and Tua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shimura swings widly with a right hand
and Shimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Takashi Shimura has been cut.
Shimura connects with a single shot there.
Shimura throws a head kick that half lands.
Shimura misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Shimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Shimura.
Shimura lands a body shot.
Shimura works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.
Shimura misses with a looping left.
Shimura misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Shimura throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Tua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shimura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tua s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shimura to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Shimura misses
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Shimura misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a huge left! Shimura is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tua isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shimura from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tua !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tua !
David Tua retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious David Tua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 361 p4p, 923 weight class) and John Lock (ranked 57 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lock!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Lock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lock decides to stand back up.
Lock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pereira Carvalho is trying to defend but Lock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lock decides to stand and escape the position.
Pereira Carvalho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Lock with the counter takedown but Pereira Carvalho avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira Carvalho swings for the body but Lock moves out of range.
Lock drives through with a takedown into Pereira Carvalho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lock with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Pereira Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Pereira Carvalho feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lock sprawling to the canvas! Lock rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pereira Carvalho finish him?!
Lock is rocked!
It looks like John Lock has been cut.
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!
Lock dives in for a single leg takedown but Pereira Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lock is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira Carvalho finish him?
Samuel Pereira Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lock.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Lock shoots in but no luck this time.
Lock walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Lock limp body while Pereira Carvalho jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
A victorious Samuel Pereira Carvalho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 324 p4p, 381 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 25 p4p, 47 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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139
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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 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Malvo off balance momentarily.
Corassa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malvo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corassa misses with a kick to the body
and Malvo counters with an inside leg kick.
Malvo moves out of range of the body kick from Corassa.
Malvo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malvo thumps Corassa with a low kick.
Malvo throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Malvo - just one landing.
Malvo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Corassa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malvo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malvo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corassa's head backwards.
Corassa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malvo throws a hook but Corassa avoids it easily.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malvo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corassa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corassa, as that shot connected.
Malvo misses with a few strikes there.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corassa finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Corassa throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corassa. Corassa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corassa keeps Malvo at a distance using the push kick.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malvo momentarily.
Corassa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Malvo throws a sloppy head kick and Corassa moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Malvo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Malvo. That's going to slow Corassa down.
Corassa walks into a left hand.
Corassa throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo tried to counter with a leg kick but Corassa avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
Corassa scores with a nice right hand.
Malvo shoots for a takedown but Corassa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malvo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
Malvo lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Malvo.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Malvo counters with an inside leg kick.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Malvo's body.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
Malvo connects with a jab.
Corassa misses with a shot to the body
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malvo doesn't seem bothered though.
Malvo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malvo throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a low kick, right behind Malvo 's knee.
Corassa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malvo with the inside leg kick.
Malvo loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malvo finds it's way round the side to connect with Corassa's head.
Malvo wants to slow Corassa down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malvo.
Malvo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa thumps Malvo with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Malvo is out of range.
Malvo throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a nice leg kick.
Malvo misses with a straight right.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malvo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corassa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corassa tried to score with a low kick but Malvo checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Corassa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malvo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Malvo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malvo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Malvo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corassa works over Malvo's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
and Malvo counters with a nice uppercut.
Corassa throws a solid leg kick but Malvo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corassa.
Malvo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corassa scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Malvo blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Malvo jumps back.
Malvo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Malvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Corassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa misses with a jab to the body
and Malvo counters with a three punch combo that has Corassa backing up. Corassa nods at Malvo to acknowledge the strikes.
Malvo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corassa walks into a stiff left hand from Malvo.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malvo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Malvo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malvo throws a combination. Corassa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malvo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malvo.
Malvo throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Malvo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Corassa misses
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa slips a straight right by Malvo.
Malvo cracks Corassa with an open hand slap.
Corassa thows a body kick. Malvo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corassa connects with a high kick.
Malvo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a good low kick that Malvo was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo connects with a body shot.
Corassa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malvo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malvo avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Malvo throwing a counter right hand but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corassa slips a straight right by Malvo.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo fails to land with a series of punches.
Malvo checks the leg kick.
Corassa misses with a head kick.
Corassa misses with a hook
and Malvo counters with a good low kick that Corassa was not able to check.
Malvo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malvo with a jab.
Corassa throws a leg kick that misses.
Malvo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corassa counters with a body kick.
Malvo defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo throws a low kick, looking for Corassa's leg but Corassa calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corassa.
Malvo throws a right hand that Corassa ducks under and follows up with a left that Corassa also avoids with ease.
Malvo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Corassa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corassa throws a poor cross that misses
and Malvo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Malvo misses.
Corassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo counters with an inside leg kick.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Corassa's knee but Corassa avoids it well.
Malvo throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Malvo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corassa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Corassa.
Corassa sizes up Malvo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Corassa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Malvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malvo misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corassa throws a chopping leg kick but Malvo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corassa blocks a leg kick.
Malvo misses with a body shot.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Malvo saw that one coming.
Malvo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malvo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa blocks the body kick.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Corassa misses
letting Malvo counter with a right hand.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Malvo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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 Lorne Malvo will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
Corassa misses with a series of wild punches.
Malvo's corner calls for a 1-2. Malvo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Malvo throws a right and a left that Corassa avoids nicely.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Malvo avoids it with no problem.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Malvo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corassa.
Corassa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malvo slips a straight right by Corassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo moves forwards but Corassa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Corassa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malvo misses with a straight left.
Malvo throws a series of punches but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corassa pushes Malvo away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corassa throws a right and a left that Malvo avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Corassa.
Corassa cracks Malvo with a good jab.
Malvo avoids a kick to the body.
Malvo looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corassa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corassa misses with a leg kick.
Corassa throws a sloppy body shot
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corassa misses with the body kick
and Malvo counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo needs to keep his hands up - Corassa had a free shot at his head there.
Corassa scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Malvo finds it's way through Corassa's defenses.
Malvo looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Malvo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corassa momentarily.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malvo throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malvo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Nice shot by Corassa.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands with an overhand left.
Malvo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malvo moves out of range of the body kick.
Malvo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corassa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corassa lands a lovely overhand right.
Corassa defending well as Malvo loads up on a big left hand.
Corassa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Malvo throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa cracks Malvo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malvo.
Malvo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corassa misses with a right hand
and Corassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malvo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malvo is out of range and Corassa settles back down.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Malvo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Nice straight punches there by Corassa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corassa.
Corassa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malvo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corassa misses with a hook
and Malvo counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick and Malvo moves out of range easily.
Corassa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo sizes up Corassa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corassa moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Malvo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eduardo Corassa.
Well Corassa 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
A victorious Eduardo Corassa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 243 p4p, 100 weight class) and Rahim Shabazz (ranked 42 p4p, 18 weight class). Kuwabara comes to the cage accompanied by Kazuma Kuwabara Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara defending well as Shabazz loads up on a big left hand.
Shabazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuwabara thuds a left hand into Shabazz's body.
Shabazz swings for the body but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuwabara slips a jab and a cross from Shabazz.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuwabara misses the target.
Shabazz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shabazz throws a body shot but no joy.
Shabazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kuwabara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuwabara was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabazz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz misses with a leg kick.
Kuwabara lands with a good body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Kuwabara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shabazz lands with a cross.
Shabazz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara tries to clinch but Shabazz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz misses with a hook. Kuwabara ducked under it nicely.
Shabazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara tests Shabazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shabazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuwabara jabs Shabazz right on the nose. Shabazz blinks but takes it well.
Kuwabara avoids the head kick by Shabazz.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuwabara misses the target.
Kuwabara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuwabara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuwabara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shabazz throws a leg kick but Kuwabara moved away.
Shabazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuwabara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuwabara as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Kuwabara's ribs.
Kuwabara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shabazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Shabazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shabazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuwabara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shabazz after a bit of a struggle.
Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuwabara breaks the clinch.
Kuwabara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shabazz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuwabara slips a jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Shabazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Shabazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuwabara doesn't seem phased though.
Kuwabara slips a straight right by Shabazz.
Shabazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuwabara circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuwabara misses the target.
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuwabara is just out of range.
Shabazz misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Kuwabara.
Shabazz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuwabara scores with a takedown into Shabazz's guard.
Shabazz has his feet on Kuwabara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shabazz. Kuwabara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuwabara cracks Shabazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuwabara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shabazz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shabazz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shabazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shabazz throws a low kick, looking for Kuwabara's leg but Kuwabara calmly moves out of range.
Shabazz lands with a hook. Kuwabara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuwabara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuwabara scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Kuwabara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shabazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shabazz avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
Shabazz is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot lands for Kuwabara.
Kuwabara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shabazz misses with a hook.
Kuwabara lunges at Shabazz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shabazz's hand.
Shabazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuwabara throwing a counter right hand but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Shabazz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuwabara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kuwabara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shabazz doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuwabara gets a takedown into half guard.
Shabazz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rahim Shabazz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kuwabara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuwabara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shabazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuwabara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shabazz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuwabara blocks a low kick nicely.
Shabazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shabazz throws a front kick aimed at Kuwabara's knee but Kuwabara avoids it well.
Shabazz misses with a body kick.
Shabazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Kuwabara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabazz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuwabara lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara tries a body shot but Shabazz blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shabazz.
Kuwabara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shabazzs head.
A shot in the inside from Kuwabara.
Shabazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuwabara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shabazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shabazz has a couple of punches blocked by Kuwabara.
Shabazz blocks a body shot from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara prevents a body shot from Shabazz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuwabara.
Kuwabara managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
Kuwabara is looking to break free of the clinch but Shabazz has double underhooks.
Shabazz misses with the head strike.
Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Kuwabara blocks it.
Kuwabara blocks an uppercut.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuwabara wants to get back to striking at distance but Shabazz won't allow it.
Kuwabara has a couple of punches blocked by Shabazz.
Kuwabara digs a right hand into Shabazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shabazz's gas tank.
Shabazz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shabazz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuwabara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuwabara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuwabara is looking for a takedown.
Shabazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuwabara tries to work over Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuwabara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Shabazz - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shabazz.
Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuwabara breaks from the clinch.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Kuwabara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shabazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the liver by Kuwabara. Beautiful body shot.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Shabazz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Kuwabara moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz's corner calls for a 1-2. Shabazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rahim Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Shabazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shabazz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuwabara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shabazz scores with a hook.
Shabazz lands a big head kick that sends Kuwabara tumbling to the mat! Shabazz takes a step backwards and waves Kuwabara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kuwabara is rocked!
It looks like Kazuma Kuwabara has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuwabara lands a body shot.
Shabazz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara tries to keep at a distance but Shabazz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuwabara blocking some punches.
Kuwabara lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuwabara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuwabara.
Still in the clinch, Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuwabara lands a shoulder strike.
Kuwabara throws a punch but it's blocked by Shabazz.
Kuwabara lands with a left to the head.
Kuwabara lands a nice uppercut.
Kuwabara manages to break the clinch.
Kuwabara with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuwabara tests Shabazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Kuwabara scores with a hook.
Kuwabara tries to close the distance and clinch but Shabazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shabazz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kuwabara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shabazz throws a leg kick
and Kuwabara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shabazz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rahim Shabazz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shabazz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuwabara drops back looking for a leg! Shabazz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shabazz manages to kick Kuwabara off! Kuwabara jumps back into Shabazz's guard.
Shabazz controls Kuwabara momentarily but Kuwabara frees himself.
Kuwabara drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shabazz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kuwabara has Shabazz in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara working for a triangle but Shabazz defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shabazz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuwabara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shabazz defends it easily.
Kuwabara keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Kuwabara looking for a guillotine here but Shabazz defends easily.
Kuwabara keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shabazz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shabazz trying to control but Kuwabara is working from the bottom.
Kuwabara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shabazz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shabazz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shabazz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shabazz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shabazz trying to control but Kuwabara is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kuwabara keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Shabazz stays in close to Kuwabara's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuwabara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuwabara keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Kuwabara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shabazz is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuwabara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shabazz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shabazz lands a head shot.
Kuwabara moves out of range of the strikes.
Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Kuwabara moved out of range nicely.
Kuwabara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shabazz.
Kuwabara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuwabara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuwabara slips under a jab.
Kuwabara is looking to counter punch.
Shabazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuwabara misses with an uppercut. Shabazz saw that one coming.
Shabazz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rahim Shabazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shabazz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SynCity Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Kazuma Kuwabara stepped up to the mic, saying 'We all have to die when our time comes, but if we do our duty we don't got regrets'.
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