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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 1154 p4p, 7387 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 135 p4p, 677 weight class). Matt Dammon 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Goose loads up on a big right hand but Dammon slips the punch.
Goose throws a hook but Dammon blocks it.
Dammon moves out of range of the body kick from Goose .
Goose lands the left hand.
Goose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dammon moves away.
Dammon with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Goose misses.
A jab from Goose misses.
Dammon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose lands with a cross.
Dammon tries to keep at a distance but Goose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon is trying to drag Goose to the mat but Goose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goose prevents the takedown attempt.
Goose 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.
Dammon goes for a takedown attempt but Goose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kyle Goose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dammon.
Dammon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goose .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goose cracks Dammon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Goose has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dammon to stand back up!
 Dammon is rocked!
 It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goose throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dammon clean off his feet! He's out cold! Goose stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Goose !
Kyle Goose 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 841 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 102 p4p, 260 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer tries to clinch up.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Destroyer.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamei connects with a single shot there.
Destroyer misses with a double jab
and Kamei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei tests Destroyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Destroyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Destroyer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
Kamei throws a jab when Destroyer was well out of range.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Destroyer on the side of the head.
Kamei connects with a body shot that sends Destroyer's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
Kamei digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and Kamei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Destroyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Destroyer has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei lands a glancing blow to the side of Destroyer's head.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
A jab lands there for Kamei.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Kamei appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kamei throws out a powerful jab.
Kamei throws an off balance right hand
and Destroyer counters with a left to the body.
Destroyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body punch
and Destroyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Destroyer walks into a left hand.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kamei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
As Kamei backs off Destroyer throws a huge counter combo but Kamei manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Destroyer.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamei as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamei takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei misses with a few strikes there.
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamei misses with a hook to the body
and Destroyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Destroyer is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Kamei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Destroyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kamei misses.
A nice side step and Destroyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Destroyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Destroyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Destroyer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kamei has got the better of the exchanges.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Destroyer closes the distance and clinches up with Kamei, looking for a takedown. Destroyer pushes Kamei against the cage but Kamei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Destroyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kamei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Destroyer moves into the clinch.
Destroyer stalling against the cage.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamei scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Kamei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer scores with a hook to the body. Kamei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Destroyer can do to turn this around?
Destroyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Destroyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei lands a head shot.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei slips a jab from Destroyer.
A counter left hand to the body from Kamei misses its target.
Destroyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamei digs a good hook to Destroyer's body.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Destroyer's body. Destroyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei stuns Destroyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei misses with a hook to the body
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destroyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Kamei there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei 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!
Destroyer drives through with a takedown into Kamei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kamei controlling the position.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Kamei keeping full guard, as Destroyer tries to pass.
Kamei has Destroyer pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Destroyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei is controlling Destroyer's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Destroyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kamei swings for the body but Destroyer moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Destroyer! But no joy.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destroyer moves away.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer wants to counter with a clinch but Kamei pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.
Kamei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Destroyer's body.
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Kamei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Destroyer thinking.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destroyer misses with a body shot
and Kamei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamei jabs Destroyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Kamei as Destroyer shoots in.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Destroyer's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer thinks about the counter body kick.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Destroyer at a distance.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamei with a body shot.
Kamei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Destroyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei leaning against his opponent.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei lands with a nice body punch.
Kamei with a hook.
A cross from Kamei lands.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Destroyer in his tracks.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamei, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koichi Kamei 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arod Doyea (ranked 3048 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 325 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea checks a leg kick.
Doyea tries to counter by clinching up but Shain breaks away and moves out of range.
Shain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Doyea has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doyea managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Shain working aggressively here.
Doyea tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doyea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shain walks away with a smile on his face. Doyea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A good leg kick by Shain.
Doyea lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doyea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shain misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Doyea with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arod Doyea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyea gets a double leg takedown into Shain's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain is trying to control the position but Doyea postures up.
Shain controlling Doyea's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doyea pushing down on Shain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shain trying to control from the bottom.
Shain is looking to improve his position.
Shain is trying to control but Doyea manages to pass to mount!
Doyea seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Shain is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea wants to control the pace but Shain is squirming around nicely.
Shain stops Doyea from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Doyea tries to control but Shain wriggling away.
Shain felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Doyea swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shain is now in Doyea's guard. A big mistake from Doyea there, giving up the dominant position!
Doyea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doyea working for a triangle but Shain defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shain working a defensive guard but Doyea manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shain gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shain is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Doyea has taken his back.
Doyea controlling the position well here. Shain rolled but Doyea kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyea is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Shain with him. Shain is trying to defend but Doyea has an arm under the chin now! Shain grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arod Doyea!
Our winner, Arod Doyea, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 1275 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 70 p4p, 56 weight class). Burnham comes to the cage accompanied by All Star Chuck Taylors. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz leaves Burnham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Narz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burnham moves out of range of the body kick.
Narz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burnham goes for a double leg but Narz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Narz continues to drive forward.
A short right from Burnham.
Burnham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Narz prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Burnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnham.
Narz lands a shot to the body.
Burnham misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Burnham avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Burnham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Burnham struggles to land a body shot inside as Narz controls his hands.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz digs a right hand underneath Burnham's ribcage. Burnham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Burnham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Narz is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narz.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Burnham controls the action.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz pushes Burnham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burnham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burnham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narz's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Burnham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnham misses with the head strike.
Burnham blocks an uppercut.
Narz digs a right hand underneath Burnham's ribcage. Burnham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burnham.
Burnham has clasped his hands together around Narz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnham is trying to get an arm triangle but Narz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnham wants to control but Narz is keeping him busy.
Narz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Narz wants to get back to full guard.
Narz won't allow Burnham to pass to mount.
Narz wants to control but Burnham is keeping busy.
Narz is looking to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Narz gets full guard.
Narz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burnham is one step ahead there.
Burnham postures up.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Burnham from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burnham lands a couple of elbows.
Burnham trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Narz controlling the position.
Burnham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burnham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burnham stopping the sweep attempt from Narz.
Burnham trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Narz is trying to control the position but Burnham postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnham looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Narz is trying to keep Burnham in close.
Narz wants to stand up but Burnham is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peter Narz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narz cracks Burnham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnham shoots in and drives through. Narz sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burnham shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Narz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Burnham keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Narz lands an uppercut.
Burnham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz lands with a light punch inside.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narz lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnham.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Narz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Burnham fails to land.
Burnham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narz's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz 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.
Burnham shoots for a double leg takedown but Narz sprawls well. He's pushed Burnham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burnham shoots in and bounces Narz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burnham trying to control but Narz is working from the bottom.
Burnham won't allow Narz to sweep him here.
Narz trying to control the position.
Burnham postures up and lands a big shot to Narz's brow.
Narz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnham wants to control from the top but Narz keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnham tries to free his leg and advance position but Narz is retaining full guard.
Narz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burnham is looking for a triangle but Narz pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Narz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Narz wants to pass the guard but Burnham is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narz tries to stand but Burnham is controlling from the bottom.
Narz gets to his feet - Burnham follows without any prompting.
Burnham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burnham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Narz defends well and Burnham ends up having to push Narz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Burnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Burnham throws a head punch that misses.
Narz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burnham.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burnham backwards.
Burnham lands a nice uppercut.
Burnham misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narz.
Narz looking to slow down the pace here.
Burnham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnham has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnham working aggressively here.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Burnham controls the action.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Burnham is working for takedown but Narz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Burnham controls the action.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz lands a body shot.
Narz is leaning against Burnham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narz.
Burnham tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Burnham back against the cage.
Burnham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Burnham.
Burnham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnham misses with a punch on the inside.
Peter Narz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burnham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Burnham's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz tries a body shot but Burnham blocks it.
Narz stops a takedown attempt from Burnham.
Narz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnhams head.
Narz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Narz lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnham.
Burnham swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz tries a body shot but Burnham blocks it.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narz.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Burnham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Burnham misses with some punches.
A short right from Narz.
 Burnham is rocked!
Narz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Burnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnham misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnham gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Burnham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burnham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burnham seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnham fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Narz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burnham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burnham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burnham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Narz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Burnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burnham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester Burnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Burnham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Narz comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Burnham stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Narz is on him like rabid pit bull! Burnham slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Narz!
Peter Narz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 935 p4p, 554 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 52 p4p, 32 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairbanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien throws out a counter right but Fairbanks avoids it with no problem.
Tzien feints and then cracks Fairbanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fairbanks down.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tzien throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fairbanks stalks Tzien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tzien's face. Tzien staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Tzien lands a really nice looking cross but Fairbanks seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairbanks throws out the jab.
Fairbanks throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Tzien looks to land a body kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Fairbanks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Fairbanks throws out a loose jab but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tzien has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fairbanks tries to land a leg kick but Tzien saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Tzien avoids the punch easily.
Fairbanks lands with an uppercut that bounces Tzien off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Tzien.
Tzien checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tzien. That's going to slow Fairbanks down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien lands with a straight right. Fairbanks didn't see that one coming.
Tzien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairbanks has time to react.
Tzien connects with a crisp jab.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Tzien defending well as Fairbanks loads up on a big left hand.
Fairbanks lands with a right hand.
Tzien tries to clinch but Fairbanks is having none of it.
Fairbanks's corner calls for a 1-2. Fairbanks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tzien gets a clinch.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzien's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbanks tries to work over Tzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks tries to work over Tzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tzien being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tzien.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbanks connects with a right hand. Tzien shakes it off.
Fairbanks blocks the body kick.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Tzien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks slips a jab from Tzien.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot that snaps Tzien's head back.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Tzien lands a jab to the nose.
Tzien swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the head.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
Fairbanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tzien. Tzien obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a body kick that misses.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Fairbanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tzien avoids the head kick by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a head kick but Tzien moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Fairbanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tzien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Tzien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fairbanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Tzien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tzien.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Tzien avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Fairbanks
and Tzien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien cracks Fairbanks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fairbanks catches Tzien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairbanks throws a series of strikes that have Tzien backpedaling.
Tzien scores with a nice head shot.
Tzien checks the leg kick.
Tzien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fairbanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Tzien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hratch Tzien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien'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.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tzien.
Fairbanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It appears Fairbanks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut. Tzien saw that one coming.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Tzien has managed to clinch.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
A right hook to the body lands for Tzien.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tzien.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Tzien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fairbanks.
Tzien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairbanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairbanks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Fairbanks's head but Fairbanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Fairbanks moved out of range.
A slow jab from Fairbanks misses its intended target.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Tzien avoids it easily.
Fairbanks drops his hands momentarily and Tzien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tzien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a right hand that misses
and Tzien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fairbanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Fairbanks misses its intended target.
Tzien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzien with a nice calf kick.
Fairbanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tzien takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairbanks blocks a head kick by Tzien.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tzien, as that shot connected.
Tzien scores with a nice strike.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Tzien's shoulder, as Tzien tries to avoid the shot.
Fairbanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tzien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fairbanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien lands a leg kick that knocks Fairbanks off balance momentarily.
Tzien slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fairbanks lands a jab.
Fairbanks misses with a hook.
Fairbanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks throws the kick towards the body but Tzien avoids it.
Fairbanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tzien instigates a clinch.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzien's elbow.
Tzien lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tzien.
Fairbanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries to break free but Tzien pushes him back against the cage.
Fairbanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairbanks taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hratch Tzien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Fairbanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Tzien gets an underhook and turns Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tzien.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien misses with some punches.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairbanks slowing the pace effectively.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien misses with some punches.
A short right from Fairbanks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fairbanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Fairbanks.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hratch Tzien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fairbanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fairbanks lunges at Tzien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tzien's hand.
Fairbanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tzien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien tries to bum rush Fairbanks with a series of wild strikes but Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Tzien moves out of range of the strikes.
Tzien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
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!
Tzien blocks a jab.
Tzien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tzien throws a lazy right hand but Fairbanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tzien throws the left hand but Fairbanks avoids the punch easily.
Tzien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tzien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tzien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tzien.
Fairbanks thuds his right hand into Tzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tzien lunges at Fairbanks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairbanks's hand.
Good exchange - Tzien coming out on top.
Fairbanks takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Tzien blocks the leg kick.
Fairbanks digs a good hook to Tzien's body.
Tzien thumps Fairbanks with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzien. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Fairbanks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tzien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Jab, jab by Tzien - just one landing.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Fairbanks's head but Fairbanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fairbanks throws a head kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fairbanks throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
Tzien lands a nice shot to the body.
Tzien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairbanks. That did some damage!
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Tzien scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien moves into the clinch successfully.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Tzien lands a right hand.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tzien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tzien is keeping busy.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tzien scores with a shoulder strike.
Tzien lands a shot to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
Tzien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Tzien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fairbanks trying to control the position but instead, Tzien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fairbanks as the two fighters clinch.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Tzien presses Fairbanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fairbanks trying to control the position but instead, Tzien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Tzien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hratch Tzien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tzien has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hratch Tzien!
Hratch Tzien 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 Louis Princip (ranked 312 p4p, 999 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 45 p4p, 144 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Masa Sanada acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Princip is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Princip takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanada dodges the punch combination from Princip.
Princip scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Princip swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Princip throws a right hand that Sanada ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanada also avoids with ease.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanada throws a series of punches but Princip moves out of range.
Princip slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Princip misses.
Princip connects with a 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!
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Princip is looking for a counter combo.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Princip. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Princip.
Princip has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Sanada misses with a hook. Princip ducked under it nicely.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip scores with a hook to the body. Sanada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanada in his tracks.
Princip slips under a jab from Sanada.
A big right from Princip misses.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanada slips a straight right by Princip.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Princip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip lands a head shot.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Sanada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Princip moved out of range.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Princip thuds his right hand into Sanada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Princip is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Princip scores with a jab.
Sanada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Sanada.
Princip lands a jab.
Sanada ducks right into an uppercut from Princip.
Sanada misses the jab.
Sanada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
Princip tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Princip throws a jab when Sanada was well out of range.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a jab to the body
and Sanada counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sanada.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Princip misses its target.
Princip lands with a straight right. Sanada didn't see that one coming.
Princip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanada.
Princip slips under a jab from Sanada.
It looked like Princip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanada.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanada.
Princip lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Princip defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Princip is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Princip.
Sanada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Princip scores with the left hand. Sanada knows he should have avoided that one.
Princip throws the left hand but Sanada avoids the punch easily.
Sanada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanada takes one to the chin there.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Princip blocks a jab.
Sanada swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Princip on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Princip is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada lands a jab.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Sanada seems unphased.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sanada.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Princip throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanada on the side of the head.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Sanada seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Sanada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Princip throws a nice looking combination but Sanada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Sanada slips a jab from Princip.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Princip slips a straight right by Sanada.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanada 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.
A shot to the body from Princip misses
enabling Sanada to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Princip works the jab nicely.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Sanada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Princips jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanada throws a hook but Princip avoids it easily.
Princip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Sanada works over Princip's head and body with a nice combination.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Princip is out of range.
Princip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Princip counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Princip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanada drops Princip with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Princip looks back up at him and smiles so Sanada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Princip is rocked!
Princip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Princip is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Princip gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sanada gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Sanada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masa Sanada made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Louis Princip had this to say: 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Lundgren (ranked 667 p4p, 581 weight class) and Ricky Conway (ranked 94 p4p, 83 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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren moves out of range as Conway strikes.
Lundgren gets a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Lundgren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lundgren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conway smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Conway.
Conway lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway throws a big shot that misses.
Lundgren jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Conway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lundgren is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a jab but it's blocked by Lundgren.
Conway misses with a straight left.
Lundgren moves into the clinch.
Conway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lundgren manages to pull guard.
Lundgren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Conway content to stall in guard here.
Lundgren has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Conway is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lundgren.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway slows the pace down.
Conway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundgren keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren regains half guard.
Conway is looking to advance position but Lundgren won't allow it.
Lundgren tries to roll over but Conway keeps him under control.
Lundgren is working hard here to advance position.
Lundgren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conway pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conway sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lundgren missing with punches from the bottom.
Lundgren is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Conway is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Conway dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lundgren has his takedown stuffed
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Lundgren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mattias Lundgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway lands a really nice looking cross but Lundgren seems unphased.
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattias Lundgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway looks to land a right hand but Lundgren moved out of range.
Lundgren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Lundgren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy left from Conway finds it's target.
Lundgren misses with a takedown attempt - Conway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lundgren moves in looking to clinch but Conway pushes him off.
As Lundgren backs off Conway throws a huge counter combo but Lundgren manages to avoid it all.
Ricky Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lundgren feinted with a counter takedown.
Conway swats away the attempt to clinch by Lundgren.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conway is trying to defend but Lundgren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lundgren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway won't allow Lundgren to pass to mount.
Lundgren trying to control from half guard but Conway is working away.
Lundgren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Conway is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
Conway is looking to improve his position.
Lundgren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lundgren seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lundgren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conway is just riding it out for now. Lundgren eventually gives up the hold.
Conway tries to get to full guard but Lundgren has control of the leg.
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura but Conway is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lundgren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conway knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lundgren is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lundgren passes to side control.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway is trying to control Lundgren's posture but Lundgren avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mattias Lundgren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Conway lunges at Lundgren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundgren's hand.
Lundgren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Conway did well to prevent Lundgren getting side control.
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura but Conway is defending well.
Lundgren wants to work for an arm triangle but Conway is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway trying to control here.
Lundgren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Conway doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lundgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lundgren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lundgren wants to control but Conway is keeping him busy.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conway defends it well.
Lundgren wants to take a breather but Conway is having none of it.
Lundgren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lundgren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conway is looking to improve his position.
Lundgren is looking to take a break and control but Conway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lundgren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lundgren is looking to pass Conway's guard but actually Conway recovers to full guard.
Lundgren looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Conway can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Lundgren there.
Mattias Lundgren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conway trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lundgren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lundgren throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Conway because Lundgren loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lundgren.
We've been informed that Conway has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lundgren prevents Conway from getting the reversal.
Lundgren looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lundgren swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Conway is now in Lundgren's guard. A big mistake from Lundgren there, giving up the dominant position!
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Lundgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mattias Lundgren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lundgren 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mattias Lundgren!
In his post fight interview, Mattias Lundgren started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 497 p4p, 848 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 71 p4p, 99 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Melondov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shawty's like a melody . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson misses with a jab to the body
and Melondov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melondov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson blocks a low kick nicely.
Svensson flicks out a counter leg kick but Melondov steps away.
Melondov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Melondov 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.
Svensson darts in and clinches Melondov up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melondov backwards.
Melondov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melondov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Svensson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Svensson drops to his knees and Melondov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheko Melondov!
After winning the bout, Zheko Melondov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 183 p4p, 232 weight class) and Karim Johnson (ranked 33 p4p, 38 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't say nuthin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Knock Out has been cut.
Out misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Out if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Out went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Out's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Out.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Karim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Out moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson catches Out with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson scores with a jab. Out acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Out misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Out misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Out misses.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Out misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson 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.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Out misses with a straight right.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson wants to slow Out down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Out might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Out scores with a body shot.
Out misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karim Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Out off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Out's knee but Out avoids it well.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Out lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson drops Out with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Out looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slow Out down with leg kicks.
Out takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Out.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Out is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Out throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Out misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Out seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Out moves away from the strike by Johnson.
It looked like Out wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Out cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Out crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Out gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Out manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Out misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Out is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 118 p4p, 306 weight class) and Grant Alyoshin (ranked 21 p4p, 47 weight class). Alyoshin has chosen Video killed the radio star as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Alyoshin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov rushes Alyoshin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alyoshin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menshikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alyoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alyoshin lands with a short shot to the head.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Alyoshin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Menshikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
Alyoshin tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alyoshin scores with a shot to the side of Menshikov's head.
Menshikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Menshikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alyoshin lands with a right to the head.
Menshikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menshikov throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov connects with a knee to the head.
Alyoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Menshikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alyoshin lands with a left to the head.
Alyoshin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut.
Alyoshin working aggressively here.
Alyoshin lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Menshikov.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
Alyoshin lands a left hand.
Alyoshin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Alyoshin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Menshikov leaning against his opponent.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menshikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alyoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Menshikov blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menshikov.
A right hand to the body from Alyoshin.
Menshikov throws an elbow that misses.
Alyoshin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alyoshin lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Menshikov is breathing heavily.
Alyoshin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov tries a body shot but Alyoshin blocks it.
Alyoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Alyoshin lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Alyoshin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Menshikov.
Menshikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Alyoshin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menshikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alyoshin looking to throw knees to the head but Menshikov is blocking nicely.
Menshikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Menshikov misses with the head strike.
Alyoshin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menshikov misses with a knee strike.
Alyoshin managing to block the knees to the body from Menshikov.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Menshikov.
Menshikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alyoshin misses with a knee to the head.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Alyoshin.
Menshikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alyoshin avoids it.
Menshikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Alyoshin avoids the damage to the body.
Menshikov lands a right hand.
Menshikov lands an elbow inside.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Menshikov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Alyoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Alyoshin trying to land knees to the body.
Alyoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alyoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menshikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alyoshin's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alyoshin cracks Menshikov with a nice body shot.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Menshikov checks the leg kick.
Menshikov is looking to counter punch.
Menshikov misses with a left hand
and Alyoshin counters with a nice body shot.
Alyoshin lands a big head kick that sends Menshikov tumbling to the mat! Alyoshin takes a step backwards and waves Menshikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alyoshin with a nice calf kick.
Menshikov lands with a cross.
Alyoshin slips under a jab.
Alyoshin throws out a counter right but Menshikov avoids it with no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alyoshin connects with a looping right hand.
Alyoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alyoshin gets tackled into the cage by Menshikov. Menshikov maintains the clinch.
Alyoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Menshikov lands an elbow inside.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Alyoshin.
Menshikov misses with an elbow strike.
Alyoshin has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Alyoshin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Alyoshin misses with a knee strike.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Menshikov.
Alyoshin misses with a knee strike.
Alyoshin with a knee to the head.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Menshikov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin pushes Menshikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Alyoshin avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
Alyoshin misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Alyoshin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menshikov misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alyoshin fails to land.
Alyoshin blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin avoids a wild elbow strike from Menshikov.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Alyoshin.
A short left from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin pushes Menshikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alyoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menshikov missing with knees to the body.
Alyoshin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alyoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Menshikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alyoshin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Menshikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alyoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Alyoshin lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands a right hand.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Alyoshin lands a nice uppercut.
Alyoshin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alyoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Alyoshin throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alyoshin misses with a knee to the head.
Menshikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alyoshin avoiding damage as Menshikov throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menshikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alyoshin takes a shot to the head.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alyoshin lands with a left to the head.
Menshikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Menshikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Alyoshin.
Menshikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alyoshin misses with a body punch.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Alyoshin lands an uppercut.
Alyoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Alyoshin.
A knee to the head by Alyoshin.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menshikov takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Alyoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alyoshin throws a head kick but Menshikov moves out of range.
Menshikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alyoshin is just out of range.
Menshikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alyoshin manages to avoid it.
Menshikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alyoshin scores with a hook.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alyoshin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Alyoshin misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov scores with the left hand. Alyoshin knows he should have avoided that one.
Menshikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alyoshin moves away.
Menshikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menshikov tries to stall but Alyoshin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alyoshin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Menshikov missing with knees to the body.
Menshikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Alyoshin avoids the damage to the body.
Alyoshin blocks a body shot from Menshikov.
Alyoshin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Alyoshin landing knees to the head.
Menshikov is rocked!
Grant Alyoshin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alyoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menshikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alyoshin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Menshikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alyoshin missing with knees to the body.
Menshikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Alyoshin won't want to take too many of those.
Menshikov seems to have got his legs back now.
Menshikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alyoshin tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin avoiding damage as Menshikov throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but Menshikov blocks it.
Alyoshin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alyoshin tries to throw a body punch but Menshikov avoids it by throwing Alyoshin back against the cage.
Alyoshin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menshikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin avoiding damage as Menshikov throws knees to the body.
Menshikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Alyoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alyoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov misses with an elbow strike.
Alyoshin letting Menshikov take a breather here.
Menshikov tries a knee to the head but Alyoshin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant Alyoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menshikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alyoshin slips a jab and a cross from Menshikov.
It seemed like Alyoshin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alyoshin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menshikov connects with a single shot there.
Alyoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Menshikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alyoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menshikov.
Menshikov wants to clinch up but Alyoshin keeps it at a distance.
Alyoshin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov looks to land a left hand but Alyoshin moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Alyoshin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
Menshikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menshikov slips under a jab from Alyoshin.
Menshikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alyoshin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov misses with a right hand
and Alyoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Menshikov. Those never looked like landing.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Alyoshin cracks Menshikov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Alyoshin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Menshikov to stand back up!
Alyoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menshikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Alyoshin really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Menshikov misses.
Alyoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Menshikov wants to clinch up but Alyoshin keeps it at a distance.
Alyoshin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alyoshin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Menshikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Menshikov looks to land a left hand but Alyoshin moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menshikov throws a hook but Alyoshin avoids it easily.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Menshikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Alyoshin counters with a nice body shot.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alyoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menshikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menshikov lands a nice hook to Alyoshin's body. Alyoshin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alyoshin slips a jab from Menshikov.
Menshikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alyoshin under the eye.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a crisp one two that drops Menshikov! Alyoshin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Menshikov to his feet! Menshikov is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin closes the distance and pushes Menshikov back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov connects with a knee to the head.
Alyoshin misses with a knee to the head.
Alyoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Menshikov's elbow.
Alyoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alyoshin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alyoshin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alyoshin.
Menshikov scores with a shot to the side of Alyoshin's head.
Alyoshin lands a big right hand that drops Menshikov! The killer instinct kicks in and Alyoshin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Alyoshin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Alyoshin!
Grant Alyoshin is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Grant Alyoshin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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