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BFC 35: Dudayev Vs. Ozbourne PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fryin McRave (ranked 6750 p4p, 1891 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 252 p4p, 93 weight class). McRave's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skazi - Hit n Run. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fryin McRave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRave clinches up with Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage.
McRave throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from McRave.
McRave throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
McRave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRave works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McRave lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRave throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong is looking to control McRave's arms but McRave gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiaodong has his back to the cage.
McRave takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to McRave's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Xiaodong.
McRave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRave breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRave drives through and clinches with Xiaodong against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McRave working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRave softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRave makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong wants to break free but McRave has control.
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to keep at a distance but McRave has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to circle away but McRave has him pinned against the cage.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but McRave is controlling him.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of McRave's head.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fryin McRave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRave moves into the clinch.
McRave blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
McRave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRave wants to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a nice right hand that sends McRave toppling to the canvas! McRave scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Xiaodong finish him?!
 McRave is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRave tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a huge right that knocks McRave out cold! Xiaodong is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maikel Canel (ranked 4017 p4p, 3730 weight class) and Mariano Medrano (ranked 401 p4p, 383 weight class). Medrano has chosen If You Know, You Know as his entrance music. Maikel Canel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maikel Canel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Medrano!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Canel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Medrano!
Canel is working for a guillotine from mount but Medrano frees his head quite easily.
Medrano is squirming around, avoiding Canel's attempts to control the action.
Canel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Medrano can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Canel with good strikes from the mount here!
 It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canel has isolated one of Medrano's arms. Medrano looking to fight him off but Canel twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maikel Canel!
Maikel Canel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 3425 p4p, 3770 weight class) and Ralo Gracie (ranked 433 p4p, 465 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Pinheiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Pinheiro.
Nice takedown defense from Pinheiro. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pinheiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucas Pinheiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralo Gracie.
Pinheiro pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Pinheiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie looks winded!
Pinheiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Pinheiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinheiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinheiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinheiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinheiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ralo Gracie has been cut.
Pinheiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 Gracie is rocked!
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinheiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Pinheiro.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinheiro finish him?
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Pinheiro follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Pinheiro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Nichols (ranked 1913 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Trane Knox (ranked 212 p4p, 272 weight class). Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blue World | John Coltrane. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trane Knox!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
Nichols throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nichols.
Nichols misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nichols takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nichols takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Knox.
We've been told by Nichols's head coaches at The Million Dollar Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nichols throws a low kick but Knox moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Nichols throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nichols stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Nichols moved out of range nicely.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox digs a good hook to Nichols's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Nichols catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Nichols counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Nichols bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Nichols moved out of range.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nichols counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nichols keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Nichols's head back.
Nichols lands with a nice body kick.
Nichols lands a right hook to the body.
Trane Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Nichols counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nichols listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nichols sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nichols throws a body kick that misses.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nichols.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Nichols moved out of range nicely.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nichols bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knox's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Knox swings for the body but Nichols moves out of range.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nichols looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Nichols walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nichols tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
Knox tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nichols throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Nichols scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nichols lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nichols takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nichols defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Nichols counters with a nice uppercut.
Nichols misses with a two punch combination.
Knox avoids the body shot from Nichols.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Nichols was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Nichols was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
Nichols steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Nichols defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
Nichols buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nichols on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nichols throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nichols lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
Both fighters circling a little - Nichols finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nichols throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
Nichols is looking to land body kicks.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nichols's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Nichols catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Nichols will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox connects with a right hand. Nichols shakes it off.
Knox tries to clinch but Nichols is having none of it.
Nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nichols's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nichols scrambles back to his feet.
Nichols slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox darts in and clinches Nichols up against the cage.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox throws a body punch but Nichols moves out of range.
Knox lands with a straight right. Nichols didn't see that one coming.
Nichols defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox with a jab.
Nichols plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knox takes a step back to recover.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nichols counters with an outside leg kick.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nichols looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nichols paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nichols misses its target.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
Trane Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Nichols makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nichols connects with a leg kick.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nichols throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Nichols uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a jab when Nichols was well out of range.
Knox throws a jab when Nichols was well out of range.
Knox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nichols.
That kick from Nichols tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Nichols ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with a kick to the body.
Knox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nichols finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nichols.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nichols sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Nichols tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nichols throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nichols misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nichols pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Nichols throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nichols. Nichols circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox throws a jab when Nichols was well out of range.
Nichols lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nichols tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nichols uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nichols.
Nichols lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nichols staying out of range there.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Nichols slips the punch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
Nichols walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Knox checks a low kick from Nichols.
Nichols connects with a jab.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nichols throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nichols connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Nichols throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Nichols takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Nichols moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nichols takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nichols.
Nichols blocks a jab.
Nichols tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox throws a body punch but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nichols there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nichols throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox looks to land a combination but Nichols avoids it well.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nichols looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nichols looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trane Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nichols getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox blocks a jab.
Nichols lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knox will feel that in the morning.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Nichols stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox gets a clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Nichols avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Nichols connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Nichols moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nichols scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Nichols counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Nichols counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nichols throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Nichols.
Nichols lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichols. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nichols on the side of the head.
Nichols scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Nichols is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Nichols was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nichols moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
Nichols looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Knox takes a swing at Nichols's ribcage but misses.
Nichols swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nichols scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nichols.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nichols throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox stuns Nichols with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nichols with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Nichols is looking to wear down Knox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Knox.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Nichols's ribs.
Nichols misses with an uppercut.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nichols moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Knox tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nichols lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nichols bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nichols moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Nichols's shoulder, as Nichols tries to avoid the shot.
Nichols looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nichols staying out of range there.
Nichols scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Nichols moved out of range.
Nichols keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox blocks the body kick.
A jab from Knox 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!
Nichols fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Nice defenses there by Nichols.
Knox with a nice cross.
Nichols lands a jab.
Nichols avoids the body shot from Knox.
Nichols appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nichols uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nichols - the referee stops the clock and Knox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nichols. Knox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
Nichols looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nichols keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nichols.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Nichols showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nichols 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrew Nichols!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andrew Nichols made sure he mentioned Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Itzpapalotltotec (ranked 857 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Daniel Koh (ranked 107 p4p, 264 weight class). Itzpapalotltotec comes to the cage accompanied by Copacabana - Barry Manilow. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koh throws a series of punches but Itzpapalotltotec avoids them all with ease.
Itzpapalotltotec is looking to counter punch.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koh on the side of the head.
Koh has closed the distance and engaged Itzpapalotltotec in a clinch.
Koh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
Itzpapalotltotec avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Itzpapalotltotec looking to stall.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a left hand.
Koh tries a knee to the head but Itzpapalotltotec blocks it.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh scores a nice knee to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec struggles to land a body shot inside as Koh controls his hands.
Itzpapalotltotec looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itzpapalotltotec.
Koh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Itzpapalotltotec's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Itzpapalotltotec is defending well for now.
Koh lands a good knee to the midsection. Itzpapalotltotec won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koh prevents a body shot from Itzpapalotltotec.
Koh can't find room to land a body shot as Itzpapalotltotec controls the action.
A short uppercut from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a knee strike.
Itzpapalotltotec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koh tries to land a knee to the head but Itzpapalotltotec blocks with his arms.
Itzpapalotltotec stalling in the clinch but Koh improves position.
Koh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itzpapalotltotec taking a breather.
Koh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koh avoids a wild elbow strike from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec prevents a body shot from Koh.
A nice left hand lands by Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec is looking to break free of the clinch but Koh has double underhooks.
Koh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Itzpapalotltotec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to land knees to the body.
Koh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itzpapalotltotec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Itzpapalotltotec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itzpapalotltotec.
Koh swings wildly with an uppercut but Itzpapalotltotec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itzpapalotltotec's elbow.
Koh managing to block the knees to the body from Itzpapalotltotec.
Koh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec pressing his opponent against the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a body shot.
A short right from Koh on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koh tries to land a knee to the head but Itzpapalotltotec blocks with his arms.
Itzpapalotltotec blocking some punches.
Koh tries to work over Itzpapalotltotec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to break the clinch but Koh has him pressed against the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itzpapalotltotec's elbow.
Koh swings wildly with an uppercut but Itzpapalotltotec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to stall but Koh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh tries a body shot but Itzpapalotltotec blocks it.
Koh pushes Itzpapalotltotec back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Itzpapalotltotec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koh lands a knee to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koh prevents Itzpapalotltotec from breaking the clinch.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koh avoids it.
Itzpapalotltotec stalling in the clinch but Koh improves position.
Koh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itzpapalotltotec prevents a body shot from Koh.
Koh lands a knee to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to stall but Koh improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koh lands a nice knee to the body.
Koh swings wildly with an uppercut but Itzpapalotltotec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koh avoiding damage as Itzpapalotltotec throws knees to the body.
Koh lands a left hand.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itzpapalotltotec managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Koh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Itzpapalotltotec blocks an uppercut.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itzpapalotltotec's elbow.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a knee to the head.
Koh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koh lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koh.
Koh misses with the head strike.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land a knee to the head but Koh blocks with his arms.
Koh lands a hook that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
Koh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itzpapalotltotec's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Koh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a nice head shot.
Koh closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koh lands a body punch.
Koh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koh lands with a right to the head.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow but it misses.
Koh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
A short left from Koh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koh avoids it.
Daniel Koh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koh tries a body shot but Itzpapalotltotec blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to maintain a safe position but Koh gets an underhook and turns Itzpapalotltotec into the cage.
Koh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itzpapalotltotec blocking some punches.
Itzpapalotltotec working aggressively here.
Koh misses with a knee strike.
Koh has a couple of punches blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Itzpapalotltotec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow but it misses.
Koh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to break free.
Koh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itzpapalotltotec.
A right hand to the body from Koh.
Koh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itzpapalotltotec.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Itzpapalotltotec avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh lands with a left to the head.
Koh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itzpapalotltotec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Itzpapalotltotec's face.
Koh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to maintain a safe position but Koh gets an underhook and turns Itzpapalotltotec into the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koh lands a nice shot to the body.
Koh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itzpapalotltotec avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh misses with some punches.
Koh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koh blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koh cracks Itzpapalotltotec with a nice body shot.
Koh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
Koh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koh throws a punch but it's blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koh missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koh obliges.
Koh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itzpapalotltotec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koh trying to land knees to the body.
Koh has a couple of punches blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
A short uppercut from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec pushes off an throws an elbow but Koh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with an elbow over the top.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to control the position but instead, Koh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Itzpapalotltotec into the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koh blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Itzpapalotltotec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koh struggles to land a body shot inside as Itzpapalotltotec controls his hands.
Koh landing knees to the head.
Itzpapalotltotec stalling in the clinch but Koh improves position.
Itzpapalotltotec blocks a body shot from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec blocks a body shot from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koh as Itzpapalotltotec tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Itzpapalotltotec just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koh's brow.
Koh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Koh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koh misses with a double jab.
Koh misses with a combination
and Koh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koh wants to clinch
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koh swings widly with a right hand
enabling Itzpapalotltotec to counter with a crisp jab.
Koh closes the distance but Itzpapalotltotec moves to the side
letting Itzpapalotltotec counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec cracks Koh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Itzpapalotltotec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itzpapalotltotec is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koh misses with a combination
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koh moves into the clinch successfully.
Koh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec is trying to maintain a safe position but Koh gets an underhook and turns Itzpapalotltotec into the cage.
Nice body punch from Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec trying to control the position but instead, Koh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Itzpapalotltotec into the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koh is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Itzpapalotltotec in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koh avoids the elbow strike from Itzpapalotltotec, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Koh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koh.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koh lands a shoulder strike.
Koh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Itzpapalotltotec backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koh lands a shoulder strike.
Itzpapalotltotec creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koh lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koh as Itzpapalotltotec tries to tie him up.
Itzpapalotltotec with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koh landing knees to the head.
Itzpapalotltotec wants to stall.
Koh lands a body punch.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koh misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koh.
A right hand to the body from Koh.
Koh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koh lands with a right to the head.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Koh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Itzpapalotltotecs head.
Koh tries to work over Itzpapalotltotec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koh can't find room to land a body shot as Itzpapalotltotec controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koh misses with some punches.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow but it misses.
Koh lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koh misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Itzpapalotltotec.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koh.
Koh pushes Itzpapalotltotec back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itzpapalotltotec managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Koh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Itzpapalotltotec lands with a light punch inside.
Itzpapalotltotec throws an elbow but it misses.
Itzpapalotltotec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koh lands a right hand.
Koh lands a left hand.
Itzpapalotltotec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koh's defenses.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land knees in the clinch but Koh avoids the damage to the body.
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itzpapalotltotec lands a hook that snaps the head of Koh backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Koh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Koh!
Daniel Koh 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 1810 p4p, 1914 weight class) and Jay Calico (ranked 199 p4p, 211 weight class). Calico has chosen The Real American Anthem as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jay Calico was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Calico!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calico lands a right hook to the body.
Rahl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath in the buildup to the fight.
Rahl looks to land a left hand but Calico moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Calico.
Rahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calico throws out a loose jab but Rahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calico defending well as Rahl loads up on a big left hand.
Calico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rahl momentarily.
Rahl feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Calico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rahl.
Calico keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Rahl forces his way into half guard.
Calico is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rahl scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calico is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl is trying to control the action in half guard but Calico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rahl tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calico knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calico on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rahl working Calico over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rahl lands a nice short elbow.
Calico looking for submissions off his back.
Calico is looking to control Rahl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calico avoid being mounted?
Rahl wants to free his trapped foot but Calico is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rahl misses with a head shot. Calico uses the momentum to regain guard.
Calico punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Calico has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rahl has managed to get both his arms back between Calico's legs - danger averted.
Calico wants to improve his position but instead Rahl has moved into half guard.
Rahl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calico is looking for a sweep. Rahl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calico gets full guard.
Rahl stopping the sweep attempt from Calico.
Rahl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calico is on top in guard.
Rahl keeping full guard, as Calico tries to pass.
Calico wants to control from the top but Rahl keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Calico won't allow Rahl to sweep him here.
Calico looking to sit in guard and control but Rahl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calico is keeping the position for now.
Rahl landing with the ground and pound.
Rahl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calico keeping full guard, as Rahl tries to pass.
Rahl distracts Calico with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calico has momentary wrist control but Rahl slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rahl wants to control from the top but Calico keeps moving.
Calico is looking for a triangle but Rahl pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahl working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calico's head.
Rahl looking to sit in guard and control but Calico gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahl keeping moving, preventing Calico from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl 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.
Rahl tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Calico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Rahl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rahl.
Nice jab there from Rahl.
Rahl throws an overhand right that lands on Calico's shoulder, as Calico tries to avoid the shot.
Calico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahl manages to avoid it.
Rahl throws a good cross that connects.
Rahl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calico's corner calls for a 1-2. Calico obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahl as he connects with a hook.
Rahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calico's head.
Calico throws a front kick aimed at Rahl's knee but Rahl avoids it well.
Rahl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calico tests Rahl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calico just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Calico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calico lands a nice shot that snaps Rahl's head back.
Rahl misses with an uppercut. Calico saw that one coming.
A jab from Rahl misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calico ducks under a wild hook from Rahl.
Rahl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calico defends it nicely.
Rahl misses with a hook.
Calico keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay Calico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Rahl.
Rahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calico can do to turn this around?
Calico throws the left hand but Rahl avoids the punch easily.
Calico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calico takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rahl is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahl misses with a takedown attempt
and Calico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calico sizes up Rahl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darken Rahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calico wants to land a leg kick but Rahl is out of range.
Rahl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rahl misses with a looping left.
Calico leaves Rahl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darken Rahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calico.
Rahl attempts a counter takedown but Calico avoids it well and moves away.
Calico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahl.
Rahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calico.
Rahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rahl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rahl lands with a punch from half guard.
Calico tries to roll over but Rahl keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rahl lands a nice short elbow.
Calico is looking for a sweep. Rahl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calico has his hands clasped together around Rahl's back. He's all about the action.
Calico punching from the bottom.
Calico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahl.
Rahl seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Calico does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calico 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.
Rahl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calico works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calico is on top in guard.
Calico wants to pass the guard but Rahl is keeping the position.
Calico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calico throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rahl working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calico's head.
Rahl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rahl throws a big elbow that misses.
Rahl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rahl wants to control from the top but Calico keeps moving.
Rahl lands a couple of elbows.
Rahl throwing strikes but missing.
Rahl wants to control from the top but Calico keeps moving.
Calico trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl 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!
Rahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calico.
Rahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Calico lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahl doesn't seem phased though.
Rahl slips a straight right by Calico.
Calico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rahl.
Calico misses with a looping right.
Rahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calico.
Rahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Calico.
Calico moves away from the strike by Rahl.
Rahl blocks a jab.
Rahl throws a hook but Calico blocks it.
Rahl tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calico! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahl bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rahl wants to control but Calico is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calico is trying to improve his position.
Calico is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rahl off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl trying to get back to his feet but Calico is in full control for now.
Rahl preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Calico.
Calico thows a strike but Rahl uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Rahl as he ends up in Calico 's guard!
Rahl chips away with some ground and pound.
Rahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Calico has wrist control.
Rahl stands up over Calico, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rahl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rahl passes Calico's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Calico tries to roll over but Rahl keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rahl lands a nice short elbow.
Calico wants to improve his position but Rahl is controlling well.
Rahl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rahl takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rahl trying to control the action but Calico is working from the bottom.
Calico keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rahl prevents Calico from improving his position.
Rahl wants to control but Calico is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calico avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rahl.
Calico wants to get back to full guard.
Rahl performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calico is trying to get back to full guard.
Jay Calico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calico actively working from the bottom here.
Calico is staying active underneath Rahl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calico looking for submissions off his back.
Calico is looking for a sweep. Rahl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calico looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rahl drops an elbow to the side of Calico's head.
Rahl is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rahl with shots to the head and body - Calico looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rahl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Darken Rahl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rahl dominating with strikes here.
Calico is bucking up trying to escape but Rahl cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rahl breaks from Calico's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rahl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Calico is rocked!
Rahl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Calico is still in real trouble! Can Rahl finish him?
Calico takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Rahl's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darken Rahl!
Darken Rahl took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 898 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Timo Jukola (ranked 118 p4p, 247 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda misses with a hook.
Jukola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Jukola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuda with a body shot.
Matsuda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jukola is not content to let Matsuda control the position.
Jukola is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jukola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Matsuda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matsuda scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda landing strikes.
Jukola trying to remain calm as Matsuda controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jukola can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matsuda throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jukola is trying to control Matsuda's posture but Matsuda avoids it.
Matsuda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jukola keeps working.
Matsuda tries for a kimura but Jukola is defending well.
Jukola is trying to improve his position.
Matsuda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jukola has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuda working the head and body with strikes.
Matsuda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is working to tighten his grip on Jukola's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jukola has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Matsuda is really squeezing tight and eventually Jukola passes out! Matsuda breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tanaka Matsuda!
Tanaka Matsuda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Krutel (ranked 1614 p4p, 653 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 189 p4p, 83 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Krutel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Krutel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Krutel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Krutel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Krutel counters with a good low kick that Bautista was not able to check.
Krutel with a hook.
Krutel scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Krutel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Krutel's head but Krutel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Krutel is out of range.
Krutel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krutel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krutel.
Krutel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bautista.
Good shot there by Bautista.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krutel needs to keep his hands up - Bautista had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krutel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krutel cracks Bautista with an open hand slap.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Krutel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krutel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Krutel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krutel just misses with a punch to the body.
Krutel scores with a push kick.
Krutel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krutel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krutel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krutel moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Krutel.
Krutel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Joe Krutel has been cut.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krutel takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Good shot there by Bautista.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krutel.
Bautista misses with a hook
and Krutel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Krutel slips the punch.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krutel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Krutel cracks Bautista with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krutel connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.
Bautista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Bautista misses with a combination
and Krutel counters with an inside leg kick.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Krutel avoids them all with ease.
Krutel looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Bautista tries to move into range but Krutel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krutel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
Krutel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bautista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bautista with a jab.
Krutel misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
Krutel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Krutel throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutel scores with a leg kick.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krutel.
Bautista is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krutel with a body shot.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista misses with a hook
and Krutel counters with a body kick that stops Bautista in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krutel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Krutel's shoulder, as Krutel tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Krutel moved out of range.
Bautista throws a hook but Krutel avoids it easily.
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krutel throws a front kick that sends Bautista stumbling back into the cage.
Krutel lands a nice looking body shot.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Krutel.
Bautista's coach down at Fetus MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bautista's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bautista throws a hook but Krutel avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Krutel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Bautista misses the jab.
Krutel misses the jab.
Bautista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bautista cracks Krutel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Krutel ducks down to avoid it.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Krutel.
Bautista moves forwards but Krutel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krutel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Krutel drops Bautista with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bautista looks back up at him and smiles so Krutel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bautista is rocked!
Bautista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bautista will feel that in the morning.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Krutel finish him?
Bautista is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krutel. That's going to slow Bautista down.
Krutel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bautista misses with a low kick.
Krutel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bautista seems to have recovered his senses.
Krutel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Bautista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krutel throws an overhand right that drops Bautista like a sack of potatoes! Krutel dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Krutel!
Joe Krutel 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bot #1 (ranked 1214 p4p, 590 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 171 p4p, 73 weight class). #1 comes into the arena with The Way blaring out of the sound system. Cannabino has chosen Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bot #1!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino drops his hands momentarily and #1 takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Cannabino.
A punch combination from Cannabino misses.
#1 wants to clinch.
#1 throws an overhand right that lands on Cannabino's shoulder, as Cannabino tries to avoid the shot.
#1 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino feints a jab promting #1 to slip. Cannabino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. #1 slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bot #1 has been cut.
#1 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannabino moves away.
Cannabino unleashes a big counter combination but #1 bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
#1 lands an overhand right.
#1 has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HPS in the buildup to the fight.
#1 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cannabino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cannabino connects with a body shot that sends #1's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
#1 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
#1 throws a right hand that misses
letting Cannabino counter with a right hand.
#1 is rocked!
#1 gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cannabino gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! #1 is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emporio Cannabino!
Emporio Cannabino tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 238 p4p, 803 weight class) and Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 29 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ozbourne's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. Akhmed Dudayev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ziggy Ozbourne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev avoids the body shot from Ozbourne.
Dudayev connects with a jab.
It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Dudayev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dudayev.
Dudayev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozbourne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dudayev scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Dudayev as he connects with a hook.
Ozbourne throws a looping overhand right but Dudayev ducks down to avoid it.
Ozbourne 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.
Ozbourne misses with a right hand
and Dudayev counters with a left to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a straight right.
Dudayev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ozbourne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dudayev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozbourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dudayev.
Ozbourne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudayev backwards.
Ozbourne pushes Dudayev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Dudayev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries a knee to the head but Dudayev blocks it.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudayev working aggressively here.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dudayev misses with a body punch.
Dudayev scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Dudayev.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozbourne is leaning against Dudayev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Dudayev is trying to maintain a safe position but Ozbourne gets an underhook and turns Dudayev into the cage.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Dudayev trying to stall but Ozbourne improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Ozbourne fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dudayev fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne working aggressively here.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudayev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Dudayev pushes Ozbourne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ozbourne.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Ozbourne on the inside.
Dudayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozbourne controls his hands.
A short right from Ozbourne.
Dudayev takes a shot to the head.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudayev misses with a punch to the body.
Dudayev lands a knee to the body.
Ozbourne manages to break the clinch.
Ozbourne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dudayev.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Dudayev avoids it easily.
Dudayev thuds a left hand into Ozbourne's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Dudayev.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudayev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozbourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudayev throws out the jab.
A left lands for Dudayev.
Ozbourne throws a lazy right hand but Dudayev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudayev clinches.
Dudayev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudayev tries to throw a body punch but Ozbourne avoids it by throwing Dudayev back against the cage.
Ozbourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozbourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudayev scores with a nice strike.
Dudayev misses with a looping right.
Ozbourne drops Dudayev with a huge uppercut! Dudayev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ozbourne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Ziggy Ozbourne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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