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HFC 49 - Kocak vs Bronstein PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bilal Vinsson (ranked 5161 p4p, 22651 weight class) and Dale Holloway (ranked 427 p4p, 510 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bilal Vinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dale Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holloway on the side of the head.
Holloway throws a solid leg kick but Vinsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holloway.
Holloway tries to clinch up
and Vinsson counters with a straight right hand.
Holloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Holloway.
Holloway gets a double leg takedown into Vinsson's guard.
Vinsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Holloway off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holloway drops his hands momentarily and Vinsson takes advantage with a crisp shot 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!
Vinsson scores with a hook.
Holloway wants to clinch but Vinsson slips to the side
letting Vinsson counter with a right hand.
 Holloway is rocked!
Holloway rushes Vinsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holloway is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinsson finish him?
Holloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holloway seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Holloway tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Vinsson.
Holloway takes a shot to the head.
Vinsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vinsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinsson stalling in the clinch.
Holloway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vinsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bilal Vinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Holloway.
Vinsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vinsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinsson digs a good hook to Holloway's body.
Holloway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holloway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holloway sprawling to the canvas! Holloway rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vinsson finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinsson throws a monster overhand right that drops Holloway! Vinsson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bilal Vinsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardrefil Mikli (ranked 3760 p4p, 3293 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 412 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hardrefil Mikli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikli takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Mikli avoids the damage to the body.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Mikli is blocking nicely.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mikli is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mikli takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Hardrefil Mikli has been cut.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikli's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mikli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikli backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mikli avoids it.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mikli avoids it.
Mikli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mikli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikli is trying to break free.
Mikli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Mikli misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mikli fails to land.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mikli avoids it.
Mikli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mikli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikli breaks from the clinch.
Mikli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown is stalling here.
Mikli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown just leaning against Mikli, taking a breather.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to stall.
Mikli can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mikli.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikli controls his hands.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Mikli shrugs off.
Mikli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Mikli working aggressively here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mikli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown blocks a body shot from Mikli.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Mikli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Mikli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mikli is trying to stall.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Mikli tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Mikli in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mikli.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikli won't want to take too many of those.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardrefil Mikli's cut is getting worse.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mikli's defenses.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mikli blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Mikli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Mikli misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hardrefil Mikli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown clinches.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mikli is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Mikli into the cage.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Mikli takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brown in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Mikli blocks a body shot from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Brown.
Mikli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Billy Bob Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mikli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Mikli in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown is leaning against Mikli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown works on Mikli's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown works on Mikli's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mikli's defenses.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mikli blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Mikli backwards.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mikli can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Mikli has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikli misses with a punch to the body.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Mikli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikli won't want to take too many of those.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mikli is defending well for now.
Mikli throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown taking a breather.
Mikli avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Mikli throws a head punch that misses.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Mikli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Mikli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Brown prevents a body shot from Mikli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikli's elbow.
Mikli tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Mikli avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardrefil Mikli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mikli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mikli.
Brown blocks a body shot from Mikli.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Mikli in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Hardrefil Mikli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Mikli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikli won't want to take too many of those.
Mikli avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Mikli shrugs off.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hardrefil Mikli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Bob Brown!
Billy Bob Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shay O Donnelly (ranked 4255 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Rafaelo Gracie (ranked 461 p4p, 405 weight class). The key to victory for Shay O Donnelly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shay O Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafaelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shay O Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
O Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
O Donnelly scores with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Donnelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Donnelly.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie drives through and clinches with O Donnelly against the cage.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Shay O Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafaelo Gracie.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnelly.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Donnelly is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie prevents O Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie jumps guard and drags O Donnelly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Donnelly defends well.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Donnelly defends it easily.
O Donnelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie pulls O Donnelly in close to prevent any damage.
O Donnelly wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
O Donnelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but O Donnelly defends easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Donnelly is one step ahead there.
Gracie has control of O Donnelly's left arm, preventing O Donnelly from doing any damage.
O Donnelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but O Donnelly uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
O Donnelly controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafaelo Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Donnelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Donnelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
O Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. O Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Donnelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
O Donnelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donnelly.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Donnelly's waist but O Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
O Donnelly connects with a looping right hand.
O Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie with the counter takedown but O Donnelly avoids it easily.
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!
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Donnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
O Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from O Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by O Donnelly.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shay O Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafaelo Gracie.
O Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
O Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Shay O Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie avoids the body shot from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with O Donnelly.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
O Donnelly being controlled against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Donnelly working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnelly tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
O Donnelly can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
O Donnelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but O Donnelly blocks it.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Donnelly smiles and moves away.
O Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but O Donnelly avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly misses with a wild combination.
O Donnelly throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
O Donnelly throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
O Donnelly jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Donnelly jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
O Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. O Donnelly tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Donnelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with O Donnelly, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes O Donnelly against the cage but O Donnelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from O Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
O Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shay O Donnelly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for O Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from O Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie wants to clinch up but O Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
O Donnelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a jab when O Donnelly was well out of range.
O Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Donnelly under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but O Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie wants to clinch.
O Donnelly misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donnelly throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Donnelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnelly looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
O Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Donnelly did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
O Donnelly wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. O Donnelly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafaelo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Da Costa (ranked 2758 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Jim Fox (ranked 322 p4p, 257 weight class). Fox has chosen Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiago Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Fox!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a front kick that sends Da Costa stumbling back into the cage.
Fox throws a shot to the body.
Fox moves into range and clinches up with Da Costa.
A short right from Fox.
I was talking to Da Costa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Da Costa in his tracks.
It looks like Tiago Da Costa has been cut.
Fox throws a body kick that misses.
Da Costa throws a big counter combination but Fox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Da Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Fox.
It looked like Da Costa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Costa counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox throws a lazy body kick
and Da Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Fox.
Da Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox scores with a hook to the body. Da Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Da Costa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Costa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fox, as that shot connected.
Fox gets tackled into the cage by Da Costa. Da Costa maintains the clinch.
Fox tries a body shot but Da Costa blocks it.
Da Costa wants a takedown.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Costa.
Fox lands a damaging elbow.
Fox tries to work over Da Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Costa controls his hands.
Fox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Costa or not.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiago Da Costa's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fox lands an elbow just above Da Costa 's eye.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Costa blocks a head kick by Fox.
Nice takedown defense from Fox. No joy for Da Costa on that attempt.
Fox explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Da Costa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fox can turn it around.
A short left from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands with a right to the head.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Tiago Da Costa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Da Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
A short body shot lands from Fox as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox with a knee to the head.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped Da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Tiago Da Costa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiago Da Costa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Fox!
Jim Fox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nati Pisswater (ranked 1192 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 151 p4p, 272 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
Pisswater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pisswater circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Wagner takes a swing at Pisswater's ribcage but misses.
Wagner scores with a leg kick.
Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A leg kick checked by Wagner.
Pisswater avoids the head kick by Wagner.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wagner.
Pisswater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wagner lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wagner.
A jab lands there for Wagner.
Nice jab there from Pisswater.
Pisswater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
Wagner digs a good body shot into Pisswater's ribs.
Wagner misses with a double jab
and Wagner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Pisswater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wagner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pisswater staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nati Pisswater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Pisswater counter with a right hand.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Pisswater.
And Wagner tries to counter it with a takedown but Pisswater pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pisswater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pisswater scores with a nice head shot.
Wagner is rocked!
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pisswater finish him?
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wagner falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pisswater dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nati Pisswater!
Nati Pisswater thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmedov Nurmagedov (ranked 2419 p4p, 1647 weight class) and Harry Olsen (ranked 334 p4p, 224 weight class). Nurmagedov comes to the cage accompanied by Marzenia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akhmedov Nurmagedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagedov lands a head shot.
Nurmagedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmagedov off the cage and back into range.
Olsen 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.
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagedov.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagedov.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Nurmagedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurmagedov misses with a takedown attempt - Olsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagedov moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Nurmagedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurmagedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurmagedov slips under a jab from Olsen.
Nurmagedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagedov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen cracks Nurmagedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsen throws out the jab.
Nurmagedov cracks Olsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagedov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands an overhand right.
Olsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nurmagedov counters with a nice leg kick.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen with a nice cross.
Nurmagedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurmagedov throws out a powerful jab.
Nurmagedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagedov tried to counter with a leg kick but Olsen avoided it.
Olsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Nurmagedov finds it's way through Olsen's defenses.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Nurmagedov saw that one coming.
Nurmagedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olsen on the side of the head.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmagedov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olsen moves out of range as Nurmagedov strikes.
Nurmagedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Olsen!
Olsen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Harry Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olsen as he jumps to the side.
Nurmagedov throws a hook but Olsen avoids it easily.
Nurmagedov dives in and scores a takedown into Olsen's guard.
Olsen has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nurmagedov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Olsen gets through Nurmagedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurmagedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmagedov tries to pull guard but Olsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akhmedov Nurmagedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagedov.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurmagedov.
Olsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmagedov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagedov.
Nurmagedov drags the fight down to the ground.
Nurmagedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olsen defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmagedov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Olsen escapes and throws Nurmagedov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Olsen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nurmagedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmagedov is looking to regain half guard here but Olsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Olsen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nurmagedov ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Olsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nurmagedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Nurmagedov moved out of range.
Nurmagedov cracks Olsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Nurmagedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen cracks Nurmagedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagedov feinted with a counter takedown.
Olsen connects with a single shot there.
Nurmagedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen connects with a jab.
 Nurmagedov is rocked!
A jab from Olsen misses.
It looked like Nurmagedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olsen misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Olsen!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagedov working the ground and pound but Olsen is defending the strikes.
Nurmagedov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Olsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen 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.
Nurmagedov moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Olsen.
Nurmagedov misses with a two punch combination.
Olsen tries to move into range but Nurmagedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nurmagedov shoots in for a double leg but Olsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagedov lands with an overhand left.
Olsen checks a leg kick.
Nurmagedov lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Nurmagedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nurmagedov throws a hook but Olsen avoids it easily.
Olsen misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Nurmagedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen throws an overhand right that drops Nurmagedov like a sack of potatoes! Olsen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Olsen!
In his post fight interview, Harry Olsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juju Baraka (ranked 902 p4p, 386 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 108 p4p, 54 weight class). Baraka comes into the arena with Burning Spear blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baraka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baraka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krylov throws out a counter right but Baraka avoids it with no problem.
Krylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krylov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juju Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baraka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baraka throws a right hand that misses
and Krylov counters with a series of strikes. Baraka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Baraka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baraka tries to score with a low kick but Krylov moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krylov! But no joy.
Baraka jabs Krylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov moves forwards but Baraka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baraka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krylov back to the cage. Baraka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab, jab by Baraka - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov slips a straight right by Baraka.
Krylov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krylov slips under a jab from Baraka.
Krylov throws out a counter right but Baraka avoids it with no problem.
Baraka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krylov's head.
Baraka misses with an uppercut. Krylov saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Krylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baraka with the inside leg kick.
Krylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Baraka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krylov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baraka.
Baraka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baraka throws an overhand right that lands on Krylov's shoulder, as Krylov tries to avoid the shot.
Baraka throws a looping overhand right but Krylov ducks down to avoid it.
Krylov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baraka with a body shot.
Krylov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baraka under the eye.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Baraka slips the punch.
Baraka swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krylov throws a sloppy head kick
and Baraka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baraka.
A right handed body shot lands from Krylov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Krylov.
Baraka misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baraka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baraka has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baraka.
A nice left hand lands by Krylov.
Krylov can't find room to land a body shot as Baraka controls the action.
Baraka can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
Baraka tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Baraka back against the cage.
Krylov gets through Baraka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baraka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krylov's elbow.
Krylov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baraka takes a shot to the head.
Krylov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov prevents a body shot from Baraka.
Baraka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baraka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka blocking some punches.
Krylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krylov lands a hook that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Krylov is working Baraka over against the cage.
Krylov lands a left hand.
Baraka swings wildly with an uppercut but Krylov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baraka working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krylov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baraka prevents a body shot from Krylov.
Krylov tries a body shot but Baraka blocks it.
Krylov scores with a shoulder strike.
Juju Baraka's cut is getting worse.
Baraka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krylov blocks a body shot from Baraka.
Baraka tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov tries to work over Baraka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov throws a head punch that misses.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baraka.
Krylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baraka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baraka cracks Krylov with a nice body shot.
Krylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baraka digs a right hand into Krylov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krylov's gas tank.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Baraka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baraka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baraka misses with a body shot.
Baraka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baraka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Krylov to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baraka misses the target.
Krylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baraka throws a leg kick
and Krylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juju Baraka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baraka throws a leg kick that misses.
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 Juju Baraka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
That's time! Baraka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baraka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baraka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juju Baraka is winning the standup battle so far.
Baraka darts in trying to clinch
and Baraka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baraka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krylov is out of range.
Baraka just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krylov! But no joy.
Baraka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka connects with a leg kick.
Baraka just misses with a punch to the body.
Krylov tries to score with a low kick but Baraka moves his leg out of the way.
Baraka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka throws the left hand but Krylov avoids the punch easily.
Baraka misses with a kick to the body
and Krylov counters with a nice right hand that sends Baraka toppling to the canvas! Baraka scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krylov finish him?!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Krylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Krylov misses.
Krylov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baraka is out of range.
Krylov gets tackled into the cage by Baraka. Baraka maintains the clinch.
Krylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baraka blocks a body shot from Krylov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Baraka digs a right hand underneath Krylov's ribcage. Krylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Baraka as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baraka has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Baraka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krylov's elbow.
Krylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baraka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka 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.
Baraka lands with a left to the head.
Krylov working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Krylov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baraka.
Krylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krylov tries a body shot but Baraka blocks it.
Krylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krylov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krylov.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Boris Krylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Krylov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krylov lands an uppercut.
Krylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krylov prevents a body shot from Baraka.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
Jeez, Juju Baraka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juju Baraka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Krylov!
After the fight, Boris Krylov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 1311 p4p, 876 weight class) and Alex Ferreria (ranked 152 p4p, 104 weight class). Piano comes into the arena with AC/DC - Night Prowler blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Ferreria!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreria.
Piano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferreria digs a good body shot into Piano's ribs.
Piano throws a jab when Ferreria was well out of range.
Ferreria staying out of range there.
Ferreria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alex Ferreria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreria cracks Piano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Piano throws out a loose jab but Ferreria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piano throws a hook but Ferreria blocks it.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreria manages to avoid it.
Ferreria tests Piano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferreria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piano.
Piano is rocked!
Piano walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ferreria! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Ferreria!
An out of breath Alex Ferreria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Don Piano stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh long John
Why I eyes ya? '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 92 p4p, 343 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 16 p4p, 45 weight class). Dos Anjos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, VOU DESAFIAR VOCÊ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Dos Anjos misses.
Tonissaar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos thinks about countering with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
Dos Anjos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tonissaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Anjos there.
Dos Anjos 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.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonissaar checks a low kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Anjos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonissaar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Dos Anjos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Anjos down.
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
Tonissaar cracks Dos Anjos with an open hand slap.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos blocks a head kick by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a head kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonissaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Tonissaar.
It looked like Dos Anjos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Anjos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Anjos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos checks it.
Dos Anjos lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Tonissaar moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonissaar throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Anjos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonissaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Tonissaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Dos Anjos does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Dos Anjos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Anjos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dos Anjos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Anjos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Anjos. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Tonissaar. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Anjos looks to throw a body kick
and Tonissaar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but Dos Anjos avoids it.
Tonissaar digs a good hook to Dos Anjos's body.
Dos Anjos tries to land a leg kick but Tonissaar saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Anjos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tonissaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Tonissaar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Anjos staying out of range there.
Dos Anjos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Anjos clinches up with Tonissaar and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Dos Anjos has a couple of punches blocked by Tonissaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Anjos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonissaar lands a left hand.
Dos Anjos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Still in the clinch, Tonissaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dos Anjos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tonissaar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tonissaar misses with some punches.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Anjos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos lands an uppercut.
Dos Anjos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonissaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Anjos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tonissaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonissaar's hands.
Dos Anjos throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Tonissaar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dos Anjos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos looks to land a body kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos wants to slow Tonissaar down by chopping away at his legs.
Tonissaar is looking for the big counter here.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonissaar.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Dos Anjos's belly button to the back.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Dos Anjos slips the punch.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tonissaar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, jab by Dos Anjos - just one landing.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dos Anjos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonissaar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos scores with a body shot.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonissaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonissaar with a nice cross.
Tonissaar tries a low kick but Dos Anjos avoids it.
Tonissaar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dos Anjos throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Dos Anjos down with leg kicks.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot.
Tonissaar misses with a right hand
and Dos Anjos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Anjos lands with a nice body kick.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch.
Tonissaar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tonissaar.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Dos Anjos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos 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.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick as Dos Anjos jumps back.
Tonissaar lands the left hand.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Anjos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick that misses.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Dos Anjos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Anjos down.
Dos Anjos connects with a jab.
Tonissaar misses with a straight right.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Anjos walks into a left hand.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Anjos moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos checks it.
Tonissaar swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Anjos moves away.
Dos Anjos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Tonissaar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tonissaar 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.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but Tonissaar breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tonissaar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dos Anjos throws a sloppy body shot
and Tonissaar counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Tonissaar misses.
Tonissaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tonissaar takes one on the button.
Dos Anjos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Dos Anjos does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos closes the distance and pushes Tonissaar back into the cage.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Tonissaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar lands an uppercut.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tonissaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Anjos tries a body shot but Tonissaar blocks it.
Tonissaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Anjos controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Anjos jumps guard but Tonissaar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Tonissaar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tonissaar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dos Anjos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tonissaar can turn it around.
Dos Anjos pushes Tonissaar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Dos Anjos can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Anjos.
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!
Dos Anjos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Dos Anjos is trying to pull guard but Tonissaar has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos cracks Tonissaar with a nice body shot.
Dos Anjos crunches a lovely knee into Tonissaar's ribcage.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Tonissaar as the two fighters clinch.
Tonissaar blocking some punches.
Dos Anjos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tonissaar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dos Anjos crunches a lovely knee into Tonissaar's ribcage.
Dos Anjos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonissaars head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Anjos lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body.
Tonissaar avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
Tonissaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Anjos misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar tries to break free but Dos Anjos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tonissaar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Anjos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Anjos.
Knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dos Anjos.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos lands with a left to the head.
Tonissaar working hard to break the clinch.
Tonissaar digs a right hand into Dos Anjos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Anjos's gas tank.
Tonissaar managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Anjos controls his hands.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body.
Tonissaar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Anjos lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tonissaar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tonissaar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar tries to work over Dos Anjos's front leg with a kick but Dos Anjos checks it.
Dos Anjos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Anjos's elbow.
Tonissaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonissaar manages to break the clinch.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Anjos cracks Tonissaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Tonissaar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tonissaar missing with a left hand there. Dos Anjos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Anjos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to the head.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonissaar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonissaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tonissaar lands a body shot.
Dos Anjos tries to score with a low kick but Tonissaar moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonissaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos avoids them all with ease.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch up but Tonissaar keeps it at a distance.
Dos Anjos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonissaar works Dos Anjos's body with a nice hook.
Tonissaar tries to keep at a distance but Dos Anjos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tonissaar tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Dos Anjos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Anjos missing with knees to the body.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dos Anjos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonissaar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tonissaar has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Anjos.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Dos Anjos blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dos Anjos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dos Anjos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonissaars head.
Dos Anjos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tonissaar is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos tries to land knees in the clinch but Tonissaar avoids the damage to the body.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Anjos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonissaar's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Dos Anjos.
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!
Dos Anjos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Anjos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tonissaar throws a head punch that misses.
Tonissaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos manages to pull guard.
Dos Anjos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tonissaar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Anjos working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tonissaar throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tonissaar with the inside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch up but Tonissaar keeps it at a distance.
Dos Anjos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice right hand.
Tonissaar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tonissaar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dos Anjos misses with a straight right.
Tonissaar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Anjos rather than just go for the knockout.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar feints a counter leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Anjos lands with a nice combination. Tonissaar backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Tonissaar there.
Tonissaar feints and then cracks Dos Anjos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Anjos down.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Anjos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tonissaar's head backwards.
Tonissaar avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Tonissaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Tonissaar. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a really nice looking cross but Tonissaar seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos needs to keep his hands up - Tonissaar had a free shot at his head there.
Dos Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonissaar circles away.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the nose.
Tonissaar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Anjos off balance momentarily.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Anjos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Baruto Tonissaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos catches Tonissaar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Anjos's shoulder, as Dos Anjos tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Dos Anjos misses its intended target.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Anjos lands with a right hand.
Dos Anjos cracks a nice hook into Tonissaar's ribs.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by clinching up but Tonissaar breaks away and moves out of range.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick as Tonissaar jumps back.
Tonissaar scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Anjos blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Tonissaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Anjos looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Dos Anjos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonissaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Tonissaar moves out of range easily.
Tonissaar connects with the punch.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch there but Tonissaar circles away.
Tonissaar stuns Dos Anjos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Ademaro Dos Anjos.
I think Dos Anjos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ademaro Dos Anjos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demir Kocak (ranked 129 p4p, 253 weight class) and Lev Davidovitch Bronstein (ranked 18 p4p, 36 weight class). Demir Kocak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lev Davidovitch Bronstein!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bronstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bronstein darts in looking for a takedown but Kocak gets double underhooks and turns Bronstein into the cage.
Bronstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kocak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronstein somewhat.
Kocak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Demir Kocak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Davidovitch Bronstein.
Bronstein lands a body shot.
Kocak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bronstein's sensitive parts.
Bronstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Kocak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Kocak, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kocak wants it to stay on the feet.
Bronstein's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bronstein's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bronstein fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kocak finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronstein's head.
Kocak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Lev Davidovitch Bronstein has been cut.
Bronstein looking to score a takedown here. Kocak is defending well but Bronstein drives through and ends up in Kocak's guard.
Kocak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bronstein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bronstein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kocak's head.
Bronstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronstein lands a couple of elbows.
Bronstein landing with the ground and pound.
Kocak looking to control.
Kocak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bronstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocak has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kocak working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronstein trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bronstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bronstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Kocak sprawls well. He's pushed Bronstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kocak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocak misses the target.
Kocak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronstein shoots in for a takedown but Kocak shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Kocak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kocak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronstein digs a good hook to Kocak's body.
Nice straight punches there by Kocak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kocak.
Kocak slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronstein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronstein takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Kocak.
Bronstein darts in looking for a takedown but Kocak gets double underhooks and turns Bronstein into the cage.
Kocak stuffs the takedown attempt from Bronstein. Bronstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronstein takes one to the side of the head.
Kocak sizes up Bronstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kocak scores with a nice head shot.
Kocak lands a really nice looking cross but Bronstein seems unphased.
Bronstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kocak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronstein trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
Bronstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kocak trying to keep a closed guard but Bronstein is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bronstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Kocak.
Bronstein shoots and misses
and Bronstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kocak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lev Davidovitch Bronstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kocak thuds his right hand into Bronstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kocak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bronstein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kocak but Kocak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronstein has a takedown stuffed.
Demir Kocak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Davidovitch Bronstein.
Kocak throws a shot from downtown. Bronstein moves away and avoids it.
Bronstein shoots in looking for a takedown. Kocak tries to sprawl out of it but Bronstein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kocak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kocak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bronstein's hands.
Bronstein misses with a looping left.
Bronstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demir Kocak is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronstein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kocak was covering up waiting for the punch and Bronstein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocak has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronstein trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
Bronstein looking to sit in guard and control but Kocak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bronstein is looking to stand up but Kocak isn't so interested in that idea.
Kocak stands and throws Bronstein's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bronstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronstein wants to get back to his feet but Kocak drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronstein is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bronstein is not content to let Kocak control the position.
The referee asks Kocak politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kocak prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronstein struggling a bit here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kocak is looking to take a break and control but Bronstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronstein is trying to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
That kick from Kocak tenderised Bronstein's leg. Bronstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocak throws a hook but Bronstein blocks it.
Kocak lands a nice hook to Bronstein's body. Bronstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kocak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronstein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronstein throwing shots but Kocak is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Bronstein there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kocak keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kocak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kocak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lev Davidovitch Bronstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bronstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocak.
Bronstein ducks under a wild hook from Kocak.
Bronstein feints the counter takedown.
Bronstein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kocak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kocak wants to sweep here but Bronstein controlling him for the moment.
Kocak controls Bronstein momentarily but Bronstein frees himself.
Bronstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronstein throws a big right hand that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kocak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bronstein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kocak's head.
Kocak keeping moving, preventing Bronstein from controlling successfully.
Kocak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocak has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kocak throws out a powerful jab.
Bronstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kocak swivels and escapes.
Kocak stuffs the takedown.
Bronstein misses with a takedown attempt - Kocak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demir Kocak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Davidovitch Bronstein.
Bronstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronstein shoots in and drives through. Kocak sprawls well.
Bronstein drops his hands momentarily and Kocak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demir Kocak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kocak tries to avoid it but Bronstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kocak to the ground. Kocak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kocak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak dips to his left and cracks Bronstein with an uppercut!
Kocak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronstein.
Kocak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kocak loads up on a big right hand but Bronstein slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronstein can do to turn this around?
Kocak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kocak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kocak wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Kocak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronstein doesn't seem phased though.
Bronstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bronstein's hands.
Bronstein is rocked!
Kocak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kocak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronstein has a takedown stuffed.
Bronstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Kocak circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bronstein drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kocak follows Bronstein to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Demir Kocak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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