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SYN 770 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 3299 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Tooh Kwoma (ranked 363 p4p, 172 weight class). Jimmy Carl Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tooh Kwoma's chin.
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Olympic wrestler
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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 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooh Kwoma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carl Black takes a swing at Kwoma's ribcage but misses.
Carl Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kwoma throws a big shot that misses.
Kwoma works over Carl Black's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Jimmy Carl Black has been cut.
Kwoma works the jab nicely.
Carl Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kwoma.
A low kick from Carl Black is predictable there
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carl Black misses with a looping right.
Carl Black loads up on a big right hand but Kwoma slips the punch.
Kwoma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carl Black defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carl Black feints and then cracks Kwoma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwoma down.
Carl Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwoma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carl Black moves in looking to clinch but Kwoma pushes him off.
Kwoma misses with a kick to the body.
Carl Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black throws a looping overhand right but Kwoma ducks down to avoid it.
Kwoma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwoma closes the distance and clinches.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
Still in the clinch, Kwoma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwoma is struggling to control the position.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwoma.
Kwoma misses with a body punch.
Kwoma lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwoma lands a body shot.
Kwoma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwoma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black is leaning against Kwoma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kwoma misses with a knee to the head.
Kwoma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwoma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
A shot in the inside from Carl Black.
Kwoma misses with the head strike.
Kwoma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kwoma tries a body shot but Carl Black blocks it.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Kwoma lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Kwoma to work.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Kwoma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black works on Kwoma's body with a couple of short punches.
Kwoma lands with a short shot to the head.
Kwoma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwoma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carl Black up against the cage.
Carl Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Carl Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Kwoma blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwoma.
A short left from Kwoma.
Kwoma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwoma tries to land a knee to the head but Carl Black blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwoma backwards.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwoma has Carl Black pushed against the cage.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
Kwoma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carl Black lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carl Black.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwoma misses with a punch to the body.
Kwoma works on Carl Black's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwoma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carl Black's brow.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwoma lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tooh Kwoma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carl Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Kwoma misses.
Kwoma blocks a jab.
Carl Black tries to score with a low kick but Kwoma moves his leg out of the way.
Kwoma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kwoma scores with a leg kick.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwoma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwoma throws out a counter right but Carl Black avoids it with no problem.
Kwoma swings for the body but Carl Black moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kwoma.
Kwoma throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwoma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carl Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kwoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carl Black manages to avoid it.
Carl Black throws a hook but Kwoma avoids it easily.
Carl Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimmy Carl Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carl Black. Kwoma does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Kwoma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carl Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carl Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwoma keeps the fight on the outside.
Carl Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carl Black with a nice calf kick.
Kwoma tries to bum rush Carl Black with a series of wild strikes but Carl Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carl Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Carl Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwoma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carl Black throws a chopping leg kick but Kwoma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kwoma feints a counter leg kick.
Kwoma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carl Black counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Kwoma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carl Black tries to counter by clinching up but Kwoma breaks away and moves out of range.
Carl Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwoma.
Kwoma jabs Carl Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tooh Kwoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carl Black misses with a hook.
Kwoma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwoma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carl Black misses with a looping right.
Kwoma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carl Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwoma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwoma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carl Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Kwoma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kwoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwoma tests Carl Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kwoma forces Carl Black back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kwoma lands with a light punch inside.
Kwoma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
Carl Black tries to throw a body punch but Kwoma avoids it by throwing Carl Black back against the cage.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Carl Black.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwoma.
Kwoma scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carl Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carl Black lands a right hand.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carl Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwoma taking a breather.
Kwoma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kwoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwoma's elbow.
Carl Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kwoma wants to stall.
Tooh Kwoma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kwoma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carl Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jimmy Carl Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tooh Kwoma.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kwoma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tooh Kwoma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carl Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kwoma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwoma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kwoma tries to get set, Carl Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Kwoma manages to avoid the attempt.
Kwoma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to clinch up.
Kwoma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carl Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carl Black moves into the clinch.
Kwoma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Carl Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Carl Black.
Kwoma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carl Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kwoma can turn it around.
Kwoma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kwoma lands a shoulder strike.
Carl Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwoma throws a head punch that misses.
Kwoma prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carl Black looking to throw knees to the head but Kwoma is blocking nicely.
Carl Black lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kwoma fails to land.
Carl Black gets through Kwoma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kwoma can't get the takedown.
Kwoma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carl Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carl Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwoma controls his hands.
Carl Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwoma blocks it with crossed arms.
Kwoma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carl Black or not.
Carl Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwoma blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
Carl Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kwoma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwoma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carl Black crunches a lovely knee into Kwoma's ribcage.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwoma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carl Black landing knees to the head.
Kwoma gets through Carl Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwoma works on Carl Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tooh Kwoma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
Carl Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carl Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Kwoma takes a shot to the head.
 Kwoma is rocked!
Carl Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Carl Black finish him?
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the head but Kwoma blocks with his arms.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwoma seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Kwoma.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Kwoma blocks an uppercut.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black can't find room to land a body shot as Kwoma controls the action.
Kwoma avoiding damage as Carl Black throws knees to the body.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Kwoma slows down the pace here.
Kwoma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwoma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwoma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kwoma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Carl Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kwoma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tooh Kwoma!
During a confident post fight interview, Tooh Kwoma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 889 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 124 p4p, 176 weight class). Roy has chosen General Lee as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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11 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson works Roy's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Hedman Karlsson. Beautiful body shot.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab from Roy.
Roy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hedman Karlsson has time to react.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Roy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses its target.
Roy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hedman Karlsson.
Roy has a takedown stuffed.
Hedman Karlsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Roy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Roy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hedman Karlsson swivels and escapes.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Roy.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Roy throws a head kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab from Roy.
Roy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hedman Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hedman Karlsson.
Roy misses with a straight left.
Roy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roy momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roy.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good hook to Roy's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Hedman Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Roy misses.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Roy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roy throws a right hand that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hedman Karlsson. That snapped Roy's head back.
That kick from Roy tenderised Hedman Karlsson's leg. Hedman Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to wear down Roy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hedman Karlsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Hedman Karlsson coming out on top.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy staying out of range there.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Roy throws a sloppy head kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson feints and then cracks Roy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roy down.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Hedman Karlsson, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Hedman Karlsson against the cage but Hedman Karlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Roy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a leg kick but Roy moves out of range and Hedman Karlsson only half commits.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hedman Karlsson lands a head shot.
Roy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hedman Karlsson to the ground. Roy is now in Hedman Karlsson's guard.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedman Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to keep Roy in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hedman Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Hedman Karlsson.
Roy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy misses with a head kick.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Roy throws a head kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy cracks Hedman Karlsson with a good jab.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hedman Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Roy walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson connects with the punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Roy tries a quick counter leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is wise to it.
Roy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy misses the shot to the body.
Roy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedman Karlsson.
Roy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hedman Karlsson is able to avoid easily.
Roy misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hedman Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body punch
letting Roy counter with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick but Roy moves out of range easily.
Roy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hedman Karlsson blocks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hedman Karlsson.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the head kick by Roy.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
Roy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roy misses with a looping left.
Roy moves forwards but Hedman Karlsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Roy.
Roy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Roy with an open hand slap.
Roy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hedman Karlsson catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a straight right. Roy didn't see that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hedman Karlsson works Roy's body with a nice hook.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Hedman Karlsson cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hedman Karlsson keeping full guard, as Roy tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy looking to sit in guard and control but Hedman Karlsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hedman Karlsson stays in close to Roy's body and controls the position.
Hedman Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hedman Karlsson looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Roy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Roy.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roy in his tracks.
Roy tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's front leg with a kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Roy misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hedman Karlsson there.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a leg kick.
Roy looks for the body kick but Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Roy blocks it.
Roy misses with a body kick.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Roy's belly button to the back.
Roy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice hook to Roy's body. Roy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hedman Karlsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Roy's ribs.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
And Roy responds with a good body kick, but Hedman Karlsson manages to step out the way in time.
Hedman Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roy at a distance.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Roy.
Roy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Roy.
Hedman Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Donk. Hedman Karlsson catches Roy right on the button with a cross.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roy. Hedman Karlsson shrugs it off though.
Hedman Karlsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roy tries to bum rush Hedman Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roy walks into a jab.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Roy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hedman Karlsson blocks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hedman Karlsson.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Hedman Karlsson.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Roy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hedman Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Hedman Karlsson there.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Roy.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Hedman Karlsson there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
Hedman Karlsson lands an overhand right.
Roy lands an overhand right.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson throws a combination. Roy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hedman Karlsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Hedman Karlsson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 938 p4p, 828 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 131 p4p, 118 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Syndal does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Syndal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syndal counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Syndal misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Syndal momentarily.
Syndal misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Syndal.
Syndal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Syndal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syndal throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Syndal only half commits.
Johnson throws a jab when Syndal was well out of range.
A jab from Syndal misses.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Syndal slips the punch.
Syndal misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Syndal off the cage and back into range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Syndal counters with a stiff right hand.
Syndal loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson is rocked!
Syndal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Syndal finish him?
Syndal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Syndal counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndal throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndal throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Syndal.
Johnson throws a hook but Syndal blocks it.
Syndal cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Syndal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syndal.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson ducks into an uppercut from Syndal and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maverick Syndal!
A victorious Maverick Syndal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 355 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 40 p4p, 173 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grande might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Dawn by Deicide . This should be a great matchup!
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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 40 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jafar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grande. Grande obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grande 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.
Grande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jafar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jafar slips a straight right by Grande.
Jafar clinches up against the cage.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grande.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande is working Jafar over against the cage.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Nice body punch from Jafar - that landed with a thud.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Grande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Grande.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grande tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande lands a body punch.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jafar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jafar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grande has hold of Jafar's hands but Jafar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jafar decides to return to a standing position.
Grande throws a hook to the side of Jafar's head but Jafar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jafar forces Grande back against the cage and clinches.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande scores with a hook to the body.
Grande tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande presses Jafar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jafar gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
Grande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Grande lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jafar is breathing heavily.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jafar working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grande lands a body punch.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Grande digs a right hand into Jafar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jafar's gas tank.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
Grande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grande.
Grande presses Jafar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Grande.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jafar or not.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Grande is working Jafar over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar is rocked!
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande works on Jafar's body with a couple of short punches.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jafar pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Grande.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Grande.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
That's time! Grande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jafar just manages to avoid it.
Jafar walks into a left hand.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Grande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grande thuds a left hand into Jafar's body.
Nice shot lands for Grande.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Jafar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grande throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Jafar slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jafar doesn't seem bothered though.
Grande throws out a leg kick but Jafar moves out of range and Grande only half commits.
A nice side step and Jafar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande scores with a head kick. Jafar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Jafar as he checks the leg kick.
Grande misses with a looping right.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Jafar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grande lands a body shot.
Grande misses with a body shot
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jafar.
Grande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jafar defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Jafar misses.
Grande is looking to chop away at Jafar's legs.
Grande lands a really nice looking cross but Jafar seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Grande throws an off balance right hand
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Jafar blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jafar! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Jafar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grande.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Grande avoids it with no problem.
Grande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jafar connects with a looping right hand.
Grande is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar scores with a hook.
Jafar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grande defends well and Jafar ends up having to push Grande into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Grande scores with a jab. Jafar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grande misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Jafar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar connects with a body shot.
Grande swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Jafar down.
Grande swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jafar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jafar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar lands a slapping body shot.
Jafar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grande.
Grande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Grande.
Grande works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jafar cracks Grande with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Grande keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jafar misses with a takedown attempt - Grande sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Grande on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande is looking to slow Jafar down with leg kicks.
Grande throws a leg kick but Jafar checks it.
Jafar throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
It looked like Grande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Jafar loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Grande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Grande.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Jafar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Chico Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grande has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande took some time post fight to say the following; 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
Nuri Jafar was interviewed post fight and said 'He did not follow the script'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Azumah (ranked 717 p4p, 370 weight class) and Ameri Can (ranked 87 p4p, 42 weight class). Can has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can throws the left hand but Azumah avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
Can looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azumah connects with an inside leg kick.
Can throws a head kick but Azumah moves out of range.
Azumah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azumah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Can.
Can lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azumah swings for the body but Can moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Can misses.
Can scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azumah doesn't seem bothered though.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azumah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Can lands a nice looking body kick.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can tries a low kick but Azumah avoids it.
Azumah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Can throws a shot from downtown. Azumah moves away and avoids it.
Azumah throws a lazy right hand but Can sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Can avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Can looks to land a left hand but Azumah moved out of range nicely.
Azumah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Can tries a low kick but Azumah avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Azumah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can blocks a jab.
Can throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azumah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Azumah misses.
Ameri Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azumah moves out of range of the body kick from Can.
Azumah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Azumah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azumah checks a leg kick.
Can misses the jab.
Azumah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azumah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Can is out of range.
That kick from Can tenderised Azumah's leg. Azumah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azumah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azumah moves away.
Can takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azumah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azumah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a body kick.
Azumah motions for Can to come forward. Azumah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Can throws out a powerful jab.
Can tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Azumah.
Azumah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Can just manages to avoid it.
Azumah loads up on a big right hand but Can slips the punch.
Can moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Azumah coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Azumah.
Can dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azumah. That did some damage!
Azumah lands a front kick.
Azumah slips a jab from Can.
Azumah throws a low kick but Can moves out of range easily.
Can lands a slapping body shot.
Azumah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can 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.
Can slips under a jab.
Azumah jabs at Can's body.
Azumah moves out of range of the leg kick from Can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Can on the side of the head.
Can scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Azumah does it's job there.
Azumah misses with a double jab.
Can lands an overhand right.
Can scores with a body shot.
Can misses with a lunging right hand
and Azumah counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Azumah.
Can swings for the body but Azumah moves out of range.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Azumah throwing a counter right hand but Can manages to avoid it.
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can misses with a leg kick.
Azumah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Can at a distance.
Can lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can tests Azumah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azumah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
Azumah cracks a nice hook into Can's ribs.
Can buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can takes one to the chin there.
Can changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Can connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azumah scrambles back to his feet.
Azumah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Can was well out of range. Poor timing from Azumah.
Can misses with a body punch
and Azumah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Can throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azumah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azumah lands a nice looking body shot.
Can throws a leg kick
and Azumah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can throws a body punch but Azumah moves out of range.
Azumah lands with an uppercut that bounces Can off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Can was well out of range. Poor timing from Azumah.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azumah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azumah misses with a looping left.
Azumah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azumah looks to throw the jab but Can is out of range.
Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azumah.
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 Jerry Azumah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azumah cracks a nice hook into Can's ribs.
The fighters circling - Can throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azumah misses with a low kick as Can jumps back.
Can throws a leg kick but Azumah sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Azumah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Can ducks under a wild hook from Azumah.
Azumah throws the left hand but Can avoids the punch easily.
Can lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Azumah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Can tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Can connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Azumah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azumah.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Jerry Azumah is winning the standup battle so far.
Azumah slips under a jab.
Azumah scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azumah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Can takes a swing at Azumah's ribcage but misses.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Can walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azumah misses with a hook.
Can was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azumah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azumah throws a looping overhand right but Can ducks down to avoid it.
Azumah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Can staying out of range there.
Can keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azumah.
A big right from Azumah misses.
Can avoids a kick to the body.
Azumah scores with a body shot.
Can stuns Azumah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Can is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Can attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azumah lands with a hook. Can tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azumah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azumah is looking to chop away at Can's legs.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azumah.
Azumah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Azumah as he checks the leg kick.
Azumah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Can scores with a jab to the head.
Azumah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Azumah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Azumah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Can has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azumah.
Azumah misses with a body shot.
Azumah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Can tried to score with a low kick but Azumah checks it.
Azumah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Can keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Can throws a sloppy body shot
and Azumah counters with a good low kick that Can was not able to check.
Can scores with a jab. Azumah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azumah.
Azumah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Can throws a nice inside leg kick.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Azumah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Azumah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azumah checks a leg kick.
Azumah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azumah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azumah scores with a hook to the body. Can takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Can digs a good hook to Azumah's body.
Azumah connects with a solid leg kick.
Can fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azumah misses with a double jab.
A jab from Can misses.
Can fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Can throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Azumah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azumah cracks Can with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can throws out a loose jab but Azumah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can moves out of range as Azumah throws a body kick.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azumah.
Can 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.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Azumah throws a big shot that misses.
Can throws out a counter right but Azumah avoids it with no problem.
Can checks a leg kick.
Azumah moves forwards but Can connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azumah blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Azumah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Can takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azumah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Can. Azumah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azumah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azumah scores with a jab. Can acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Can's corner calls for a 1-2. Can obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Can throws out a leg kick but Azumah moves out of range and Can only half commits.
Azumah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azumah thumps Can with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jerry Azumah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Can misses with a hook. Azumah ducked under it nicely.
Can walks into a jab.
A low kick lands for Can.
Azumah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Can misses with a body shot.
Azumah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azumah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
Good leg kick by Can.
Azumah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azumah lands a jab to the head.
Azumah misses with a body kick.
Azumah throws a leg kick but Can moved away.
Can takes one to the chin there.
Azumah lands a jab to Can's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azumah throws a front kick that sends Can stumbling back into the cage.
Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah moves out of range as Can strikes.
Azumah throws a chopping leg kick but Can manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses with a low kick.
Can throws a front kick aimed at Azumah's knee but Azumah avoids it well.
Can misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azumah blocks the body kick.
Can 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.
Azumah slips under a jab.
Can misses the shot to the body.
It appears Azumah was looking to counter with a kick there.
Azumah scores with a sloppy right hand. Can should have avoided that one.
Can attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Can motions for Azumah to come forward. Can throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Can.
The fighters circle momentarily. Can darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Can swings for the body but Azumah moves out of range.
Can throws a shot from downtown. Azumah moves away and avoids it.
Azumah tries to score with a low kick but Can moves his leg out of the way.
Can staying out of range there.
Azumah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azumah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Can momentarily.
Ameri Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a poor cross that misses
letting Azumah counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azumah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Azumah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Can misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Azumah.
Azumah thuds his right hand into Can's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azumah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Can.
Can walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Can with a jab.
Can misses with an uppercut
and Azumah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Can.
Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azumah.
A nice side step and Can releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Can misses
and Azumah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Can fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick lands for Can.
Azumah tests Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Can lands a jab to Azumah's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can looks to land a right hand but Azumah moved out of range.
Can misses with a straight left.
Azumah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azumah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Can throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azumah.
Can slips under a jab from Azumah.
Jerry Azumah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Can takes one on the button.
Can has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azumah lands a nice shot that snaps Can's head back.
A jab from Can misses.
An inside leg kick from Can misses.
Azumah lands a leg kick that knocks Can off balance momentarily.
Can lands a glancing blow to the side of Azumah's head.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Azumah.
Azumah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
Azumah lands with an uppercut that bounces Can off the cage and back into range.
Can throws a sloppy head kick and Azumah moves out of range easily.
Azumah misses with a leg kick.
Can walks into a straight right hand from Azumah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can misses the shot to the body.
Azumah is looking to counter punch.
Can misses with a straight left.
Azumah fakes the leg kick and cracks Can in the body.
Azumah keeps Can at a distance using the push kick.
Can misses the jab.
Azumah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Can in his tracks.
Can takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azumah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Can appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azumah was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Can has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Azumah.
Can misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Azumah misses the target.
Azumah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Can lands a nice hook to Azumah's body. Azumah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Can turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Can lands with an uppercut that bounces Azumah off the cage and back into range.
Can throws a low kick, looking for Azumah's leg but Azumah calmly moves out of range.
Can throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Azumah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azumah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Azumah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tud Stoddler (ranked 1225 p4p, 240 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 152 p4p, 35 weight class). Stoddler comes to the cage accompanied by Arcade Fire - Ready to Start. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tud Stoddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano swings for the body but Stoddler moves out of range.
A jab from Nakano misses.
Stoddler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nakano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakano misses with a straight left.
Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoddler.
Nakano catches Stoddler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoddler.
Stoddler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stoddler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano throws the left hand but Stoddler avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoddler swinging wildly here.
Nakano works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddler cracks a nice hook into Nakano's ribs.
Nakano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoddler manages to avoid it.
Nakano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakano tests Stoddler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakano.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Stoddler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 Stoddler is rocked!
Nakano drops Stoddler with a big left hand! Stoddler is injured, injured bad! Nakano jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoyuki Nakano!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Naoyuki Nakano made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 532 p4p, 235 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 76 p4p, 31 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage.
Crosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Navarro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro scores with a push kick.
Crosby scores with a jab to the body.
Crosby misses with a body shot
and Navarro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crosby cracks Navarro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crosby has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Navarro to stand back up!
Navarro is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Navarro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crosby cracks Navarro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Navarro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crosby finish him?
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosby finish him?
Crosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Crosby misses with a jab to the body
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby misses with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crosby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Navarro on the side of the head.
Navarro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crosby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Navarro! Crosby lets Navarro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Crosby throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosby misses the body punch
and Navarro counters with a body kick.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navarro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crosby lands with a cross.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
Crosby moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNavarro.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navarro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNavarro.
Crosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Crosby.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Crosby misses with an uppercut.
Crosby moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNavarro.
Navarro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Navarro misses the shot to the body.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Navarro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
Navarro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crosby with a body shot.
Navarro connects with the punch.
Crosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Navarro is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Navarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crosby thinking.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Navarro scores with a counter punch that sends Crosby to the canvas! Navarro smells blood - he's punishing Crosby with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Crosby has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 478 p4p, 124 weight class) and Abner Applegate (ranked 67 p4p, 13 weight class). Zaadha comes to the cage accompanied by On A Roll. Ri Zaadha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Applegate swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Applegate. Applegate obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Zaadha's head coaches at Academia dos Brasucas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Applegate moves in looking to clinch but Zaadha pushes him off.
Zaadha moves into range and clinches up with Applegate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Applegate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Applegate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate lands a left hand.
Applegate misses with an elbow over the top.
Applegate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate tries to score a body lock takedown but Zaadha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zaadha tries to work over Applegate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaadha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Applegate has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate has Zaadha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zaadha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha lands with a left to the head.
Applegate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Applegate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Applegate closes the distance and pushes Zaadha back into the cage.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Applegate is trying to break the clinch but Zaadha has him pressed against the cage.
Applegate blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaadha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Applegate tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Applegate scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate misses with a body punch.
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Applegate scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Applegate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Applegate stalling in the clinch but Zaadha improves position.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate lands an elbow just above Zaadha 's eye.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Applegate swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Applegate.
Zaadha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Applegate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaadha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Applegate scrambles back to his feet.
Applegate ducks right into an uppercut from Zaadha.
Applegate lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaadha off the cage and back into range.
Zaadha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Applegate can do to turn this around?
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Applegate tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaadha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Applegate presses Zaadha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate is working Zaadha over against the cage.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Ri Zaadha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
Zaadha works on Applegate's body with a couple of short punches.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate misses with a body punch.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
A short left from Zaadha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Applegate.
Zaadha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Applegate tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate lands a right hand.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Zaadha's ribcage. Zaadha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Applegate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Applegate gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Applegate on the inside.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
Applegate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Zaadha 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.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate breaks the clinch.
Zaadha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaadha throwing a counter right hand but Applegate manages to avoid it.
Zaadha closes the distance and clinches.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Applegate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Applegate's elbow.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Applegate pushes Zaadha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Applegate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Applegate.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Applegate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Zaadha lands a body shot.
Applegate pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaadha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaadha.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zaadha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Applegate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Applegate.
A short left from Zaadha.
Applegate tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
A hook to the body from Zaadha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Applegate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha pushes Applegate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Applegate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaadha.
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Zaadha.
A short right from Zaadha.
Applegate scores with a shot to the side of Zaadha's head.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Zaadha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Applegate blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha pushes Applegate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Applegate.
A short right from Applegate on the inside.
Applegate lands an elbow inside.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Applegate.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike.
Zaadha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Applegate misses with a body punch.
Applegate lands a body punch.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Applegate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Applegate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Applegate misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Applegate.
A short uppercut from Applegate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Applegate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaadha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Applegate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Applegate or not.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaadha blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Zaadha.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abner Applegate.
I think Applegate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 48 p4p, 138 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 10 p4p, 28 weight class). Magufuli I V comes to the cage accompanied by Toto - Africa. Thiago Thiago has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Magufuli I V on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magufuli I V misses with a head kick.
Magufuli I V moves away from the strike by Thiago.
Thiago misses with the body kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Thiago misses with a kick to the body
enabling Magufuli I V to counter with a crisp jab.
Magufuli I V cracks Thiago with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Magufuli I V has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thiago to stand back up!
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!
Magufuli I V needs to keep his hands up - Thiago had a free shot at his head there.
Magufuli I V connects with a single shot there.
Magufuli I V lands a glancing blow to the side of Thiago's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V defending well as Thiago loads up on a big left hand.
Magufuli I V pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magufuli I V lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thiago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magufuli I V.
Thiago misses with a leg kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a straight right hand.
Magufuli I V feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Thiago collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papi Tantor (ranked 66 p4p, 8 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class). Tantor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cyan Kicks - Wish You Well. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pekka Toivonen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Papi Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen checks a low kick from Tantor.
Toivonen feints a counter leg kick.
Tantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
It looked like Tantor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook.
And Toivonen responds with a good body kick, but Tantor manages to step out the way in time.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Toivonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toivonen doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tantor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Toivonen off the cage and back into range.
Tantor throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tantor blocks it well.
Toivonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tantor connects with the punch.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Toivonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Toivonen delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Toivonen checks a leg kick.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
And Toivonen responds with a good body kick, but Tantor manages to step out the way in time.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Toivonen thows a body kick. Tantor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Papi Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with an outside leg kick.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Toivonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a jab.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen wants to counter the offense by Tantor and move into the clinch position.
Toivonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Tantor counters with a quick kick to the body but Toivonen blocks it.
Good leg kick by Toivonen.
Tantor scores with a nice strike.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toivonen! But no joy.
Tantor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor backing away here, and Toivonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Tantor
and Toivonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen feints a counter leg kick.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen throws a front kick that sends Tantor stumbling back into the cage.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor tries a low kick but Toivonen avoids it.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 Papi Tantor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Tantor
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
It looked like Tantor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tantor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Toivonen is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toivonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor with the inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Toivonen.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Tantor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Tantor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tantor thuds his shin into the meat of Toivonen's side.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Tantor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Toivonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Toivonen jumps back.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toivonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Tantor is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Toivonen finds it's target.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toivonen on the side of the head.
Tantor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Tantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Toivonen checks it.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papi Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Toivonen misses
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Tantor cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tantor lands with a hook. Toivonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tantor is looking to slow Toivonen down with leg kicks.
Toivonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from Toivonen misses.
Tantor dips to his left and cracks Toivonen with an uppercut!
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toivonen stuns Tantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toivonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toivonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toivonen can do to turn this around?
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor tries a low kick but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papi Tantor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Toivonen scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Toivonen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tantor has got the better of the exchanges.
Toivonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Toivonen has time to react.
Tantor throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Toivonen.
A nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Toivonen.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tantor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toivonen.
Tantor throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Toivonen 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.
Toivonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tantor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toivonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tantor with a nice calf kick.
Tantor throws a lazy body kick
and Toivonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tantor's knee momentarily.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a right hand. Tantor shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Toivonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tantor lands with a nice body kick.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a right and a left that Tantor avoids nicely.
Tantor lands a right hook to the body.
Toivonen looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tantor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Toivonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tantor's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tantor connects with a looping right hand.
Toivonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Toivonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tantor misses with a jab to the body
and Toivonen counters with a body kick.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen feints a counter leg kick.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papi Tantor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toivonen wants to clinch up but Tantor keeps it at a distance.
Toivonen thumps Tantor with a low kick.
Tantor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick lands for Toivonen.
Toivonen checks the leg kick.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tantor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Toivonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a head kick but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Toivonen 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.
Tantor thuds his right hand into Toivonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Toivonen throws a counter combo.
Tantor looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tantor blocks it well.
Tantor's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Toivonen checks the leg kick.
Toivonen blocks the body kick.
Tantor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Toivonen counters with a nice body kick.
Toivonen motions for Tantor to come forward. Toivonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
Tantor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
Tantor motions for Toivonen to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor throws a leg kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen misses with a looping right.
Tantor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toivonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
It appears Tantor was looking to counter with a kick there.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Tantor.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Tantor takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a nice looking body kick.
Tantor throws a leg kick that misses.
Tantor walks into a left hand.
Toivonen moves out of range as Tantor strikes.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tantor cracks Toivonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Toivonen.
Tantor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toivonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor lands a really nice looking cross but Toivonen seems unphased.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Toivonen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papi Tantor had his way with Pekka Toivonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tantor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toivonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toivonen tries to work over Tantor's front leg with a kick but Tantor checks it.
Toivonen pushes Tantor away with a front kick.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Toivonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
Toivonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tantor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen slips a straight right by Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toivonen throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Toivonen with a nice calf kick.
Toivonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tantor.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tantor throws a front kick aimed at Toivonen's knee but Toivonen avoids it well.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pekka Toivonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a hook.
Tantor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Tantor.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Toivonen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Toivonen looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen cracks Tantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toivonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Toivonen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor ducks right into an uppercut from Toivonen.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Tantor lands with a straight right. Toivonen didn't see that one coming.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Tantor.
Tantor throws a series of strikes that have Toivonen backpedaling.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
and Toivonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Toivonen moves out of range of the body kick from Tantor.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Toivonen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Tantor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
A jab from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toivonen. That one must have hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toivonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tantor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tantor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pekka Toivonen.
Well Tantor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papi Tantor!
Papi Tantor is the new middleweight champion!
Papi Tantor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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