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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jameson (ranked 2242 p4p, 24327 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 254 p4p, 642 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson 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.
Hazuki keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
Jameson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hazuki's guard.
Jameson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hazuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jameson slips a nice elbow through Hazuki's hands, connecting with Hazuki's forehead.
Hazuki has hold of Jameson's hands but Jameson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jameson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hazuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Hazuki taking some punishment here, with Jameson in his half guard.
Jameson prevents Hazuki from improving his position.
Jameson working over Hazuki with some ground and pound. Hazuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jameson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hazuki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hazuki has his foot on Jameson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jameson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jameson is in close to Hazuki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jameson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hazuki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jameson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jameson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hazuki's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson postures up and lands a big shot to Hazuki's brow.
 Hazuki is rocked!
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hazuki's head.
Hazuki is still in real trouble! Can Jameson finish him?
Hazuki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jameson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jameson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jameson stopping the sweep attempt from Hazuki.
Jameson slips nicely into half guard.
Hazuki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hazuki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jameson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jameson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jameson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Jameson there.
Hazuki taking some punishment here, with Jameson in his half guard.
Jameson working the head and body with strikes.
Jameson scores with a big shot! Hazuki's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hazuki! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Jameson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bard (ranked 3277 p4p, 6268 weight class) and Nemesis Steed (ranked 408 p4p, 628 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steed's choice of entrance music: The Heavy - Fighting For The Same Thing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bard avoids the body shot from Steed.
Steed works the jab nicely.
Steed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Steed. That's going to slow Bard down.
Steed digs a good body shot into Bard's ribs.
A low kick lands for Steed.
A big right from Bard misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bard.
We've been hearing reports that Bard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Bard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steed lands a big head kick that sends Bard tumbling to the mat! Steed takes a step backwards and waves Bard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Mike Bard has been cut.
Bard gets a double leg takedown into Steed's guard.
Bard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bard is working Steed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bard wants to pass the guard but Steed is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard is working hard here to advance position.
Bard passes Steed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steed defending well though.
Bard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steed is trying to get back to full guard.
Bard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steed is refusing to be controlled, as Bard sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bard trying to pass the guard but Steed defending well.
Bard drops an elbow to the side of Steed's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard drops an elbow to the side of Steed's head.
Bard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steed defending well though.
Bard working over Steed with some ground and pound. Steed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steed's head.
Bard is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Steed is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bard fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Steed from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bard! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Bard!
Mike Bard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Nemesis Steed had this to say: 'He got lucky is all! The whole WORLD knows Nemesis Steed is the greatest of ALL time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Jong (ranked 3369 p4p, 3353 weight class) and Craig Kraig (ranked 439 p4p, 436 weight class). De Jong comes into the arena with Nipsey Hussle - I Don't Stress blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Kraig!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraig shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraig was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Jong wants to control but Kraig postures up.
De Jong regains half guard.
De Jong is trying to maintain the position but Kraig is very close to passing his half guard.
Kraig scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Jong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kraig.
Kraig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kraig engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kraig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraig with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jong controls Kraig momentarily but Kraig frees himself.
Kraig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Jong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraig stands and steps away. De Jong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kraig gets a double leg takedown into De Jong's guard.
De Jong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraig throwing strikes from guard but De Jong blocks nicely.
Kraig throws a big right hand that misses.
Kraig throws a strike but De Jong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Jong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kraig's guard.
De Jong wants to work for an arm triangle but Kraig is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong controlling the action here.
De Jong prevents Kraig from improving his position.
De Jong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Jong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Jong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kraig does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Jong is pressing down on Kraig's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kraig is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Jong is working away from the top position though.
De Jong wants to take a breather but Kraig is having none of it.
De Jong seems to be working for a kimura but Kraig defends the submission attempt.
Kraig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Jong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kraig has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraig tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Jong has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraig is looking to get to half guard.
De Jong working for a guillotine from mount but Kraig is in no mood to give up.
Kraig working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kraig is squirming around, avoiding De Jong's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Kraig will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Jong scores with a takedown into Kraig's guard.
De Jong postures up in Kraig's guard and throws a big left but Kraig blocks it.
De Jong is working Kraig over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Jong wants to control from the top but Kraig keeps moving.
Kraig can't keep his opponent in guard - De Jong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kraig wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraig is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kraig can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kraig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Jong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Jong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Jong being controlled here momentarily.
De Jong wants to pass the guard but Kraig is keeping the position.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Kraig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Jong wants to pass the guard but Kraig is keeping the position.
Kraig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
De Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig Kraig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraig tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Jong defends well and Kraig ends up having to push De Jong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kraig tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Jong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kraig somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig fails to land the takedown.
Stefan De Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Kraig.
De Jong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Jong gets caught napping as Kraig dives in and scores a takedown. De Jong manages to retain guard.
Kraig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kraig being controlled here momentarily.
Kraig trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraig got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Jong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kraig has managed to get both his arms back between De Jong's legs - danger averted.
De Jong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Jong trying to keep a closed guard but Kraig is proving a slippery customer.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Kraig from controlling successfully.
Kraig throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kraig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan De Jong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kraig is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Jong's half guard.
Kraig is looking for a kimura but De Jong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kraig to get the leverage.
Kraig is thwarting De Jong's attempts to control the position.
Kraig misses with a head shot. De Jong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kraig trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraig scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kraig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Jong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kraig won't allow De Jong to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraig lands a couple of elbows.
Kraig lands a couple of digs.
De Jong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kraig connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraig is working De Jong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kraig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kraig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kraig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kraig content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet but Kraig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kraig wants to control from the top but De Jong keeps moving.
De Jong trying to control the position.
Kraig connects with a couple of short punches.
De Jong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraig is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kraig showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kraig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A lazy body kick from De Jong
so Kraig counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kraig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraig preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Jong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kraig content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because De Jong has locked up a guillotine! De Jong's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kraig is holding on here and De Jong must be using up a lot of energy. Kraig has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! De Jong gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stefan De Jong!
As Stefan De Jong got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yeaaah, boy! This is what it all comes down to. Been putting in the work, y'know, going hard every day. But The Marathon Continues, always. See you guys soon.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lors Loria (ranked 3654 p4p, 2288 weight class) and DJ Costune (ranked 474 p4p, 307 weight class). Costune has chosen God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Lors Loria is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lors Loria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Costune!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costune misses with the combination.
Costune takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like DJ Costune has been cut.
Costune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costune throws a series of punches but Loria avoids them all with ease.
Costune misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Loria misses.
Sloppy strikes from Costune. Those never looked like landing.
Costune misses with a jab to the body
and Loria counters with a stiff right hand.
Loria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Loria darts in and clinches Costune up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costune breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loria 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 Costune has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costune and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costune throws a counter combo.
Loria throws a leg kick but Costune checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costune.
Costune misses with a series of wild punches.
Loria lands with a kick to the temple. Costune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Costune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costune throws a nice looking combination but Loria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costune throws a leg kick
and Costune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loria gets a clinch.
Loria misses with an elbow over the top.
Loria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loria misses with some punches.
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!
Loria has Costune pressed against the cage, preventing Costune from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Loria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Loria.
Loria creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loria lands with a short shot to the head.
Costune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costune manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Costune. Those never looked like landing.
Loria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loria misses with a combination
and Costune counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
As Costune looks to move away, Loria throws a big counter combo but Costune just gets out of the way.
Loria is looking to clinch but Costune is avoiding it.
Loria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loria closes the distance and clinches.
Loria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loria creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Costune tries to break free but Loria pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Loria.
Loria pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loria throws an elbow but it misses.
Loria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costune is trying to force a seperation but Loria has the dominant position.
Loria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costune backwards.
Costune is trying to break the clinch but Loria is controlling him.
Costune avoids the elbow strike from Loria, against the cage.
Loria lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Loria fails to land.
Costune's coach down at The Graveyard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Costune's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Costune blocks the elbow strike.
Costune is trying to break the clinch but Loria has him pressed against the cage.
Costune breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costune looks to land a right hand but Loria moved out of range.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch but Costune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Costune releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costune throws out the jab.
Loria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costune's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loria with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Loria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loria throws a head kick but Costune moves out of range.
Loria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costune lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Loria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DJ Costune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Costune misses
and Loria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costune thinking.
Costune moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Costune.
Loria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Loria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costune moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lors Loria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Costune's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Costune tries to land a leg kick but Loria saw it coming and moves away.
Loria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costune.
Costune fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loria checks it well.
Loria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loria is looking to slow Costune down with leg kicks.
Costune's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Costune duly obliges.
Loria connects with a body shot.
Loria wants to clinch up but Costune keeps it at a distance.
Loria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costune manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costune lands a jab.
DJ Costune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loria tests Costune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loria misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Loria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Loria.
Loria dodges the punch combination from Costune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costune throws a nice looking combination but Loria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costune misses with a wild combination.
Costune throws a one two combo.
Loria closes the distance and pushes Costune back into the cage.
Loria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loria lands with a light punch inside.
Loria misses with the head strike.
Loria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loria looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loria pushes off an throws an elbow but Costune leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costune backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loria lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costune is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Costune tries to break free but Loria pushes him back against the cage.
Lors Loria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loria misses with the head strike.
Costune blocks an elbow strike from Loria.
Costune is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loria misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Loria fails to land.
Loria misses with some punches.
Costune has had enough of the clinch but Loria keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costune.
Costune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costune throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costune.
Loria throwing a counter right hand but Costune manages to avoid it.
Loria tries to clinch but Costune is having none of it.
Costune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch but Costune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costune just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLoria.
Loria slips a straight right by Costune.
DJ Costune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loria lands a head kick!
Costune moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loria pushes Costune up against the cage in a clinch.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Costune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costune blocking some punches.
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!
Loria throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loria misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Loria fails to land.
Loria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loria throws a head punch that misses.
Loria misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loria.
Costune is trying to break free.
Loria misses with some punches.
Loria lands a right hand.
Loria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lors Loria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Costune's cut.
That's time! Loria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Costune tries a low kick but Loria avoids it.
Loria throws a hook but Costune blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Costune 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.
Costune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loria throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costune! But no joy.
Costune throws a front kick aimed at Loria's knee but Loria avoids it well.
Loria has closed the distance and engaged Costune in a clinch.
Costune escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costune can do to turn this around?
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Loria coming out on top.
Costune throws a series of punches but Loria avoids them all with ease.
Loria tries to clinch but Costune moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costune moves out of range as Loria strikes.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Loria.
Costune throws a nice looking combination but Loria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loria lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costune scores with a one two! Loria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Costune digs a good body shot into Loria's ribs.
Loria drives through and clinches with Costune against the cage.
Loria misses with an elbow strike.
Loria working aggressively here.
Loria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loria misses with an elbow strike.
Loria misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loria.
Loria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loria swings wildly with an uppercut but Costune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loria swings wildly with an uppercut but Costune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loria throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costune is trying to break free.
Costune blocking some punches.
Loria misses with some punches.
A short right from Loria on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costune blocks an uppercut.
Costune breaks the clinch.
Loria checks a low kick from Costune.
Loria wants to clinch up but Costune keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costune misses with a straight right.
Loria dodges the punch combination from Costune.
Some wild striking there from Costune.
A quick step to the side and Loria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
Loria slips a jab and a cross from Costune.
Costune motions for Loria to come forward. Costune throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costune throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loria counters with a leg kick.
Costune misses with a combination
and Loria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Costune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DJ Costune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loria circles away quickly and effectively.
Costune looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loria throws a sloppy head kick
and Costune counters with a series of strikes. Loria will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loria is looking to clinch but Costune is avoiding it.
No joy there for Costune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loria avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loria manages to avoid it.
Loria lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costune swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costune manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costune misses with a double jab.
Costune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loria throws a head kick that Costune semi-blocks.
Costune tries to bum rush Loria with a series of wild strikes but Loria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costune finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Costune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loria.
Lors Loria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costune wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loria has him pressed against the cage.
Costune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loria misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lors Loria.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loria, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lors Loria!
Lors Loria 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 1775 p4p, 2430 weight class) and Pietro Marchionni (ranked 245 p4p, 325 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Marchionni!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchionni stuns Mandinos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marchionni cracks Mandinos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marchionni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marchionni works the jab nicely.
Marchionni 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.
Marchionni throws a head kick but Mandinos moves out of range.
It looked like Mandinos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marchionni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mandinos at a distance.
Marchionni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Mandinos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marchionni lands an overhand right.
We've been hearing reports that Mandinos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mandinos keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Mandinos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marchionni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Marchionni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandinos was well out of range. Poor timing from Marchionni.
Mandinos is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchionni throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchionni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Marchionni there.
Mandinos checks a leg kick.
Marchionni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandinos under the eye.
Pietro Marchionni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marchionni punishes Mandinos's body with a nice straight punch.
Marchionni misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandinos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Marchionni. That snapped Mandinos's head back.
Marchionni lands with a kick to the temple. Mandinos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mandinos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandinos throwing a counter right hand but Marchionni manages to avoid it.
Marchionni takes a swing at Mandinos's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni clobbers Mandinos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marchionni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marchionni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marchionni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marchionni throws a body punch but Mandinos moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandinos misses the target.
Marchionni works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Marchionni. Beautiful body shot.
Mandinos avoids the body shot from Marchionni.
Mandinos is looking to counter punch.
Marchionni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni stuns Mandinos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marchionni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandinos rather than just go for the knockout.
Marchionni lands a nice looking body shot.
Marchionni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pietro Marchionni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandinos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marchionni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mandinos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marchionni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marchionni scores with a body shot.
Mandinos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marchionni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandinos manages to avoid it.
Mandinos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandinos on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchionni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandinos.
A little feinted left hand from Mandinos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marchionni cracks Mandinos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marchionni throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Marchionni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mandinos doesn't seem phased though.
 Mandinos is rocked!
Marchionni scores with a body shot.
Oh Mandinos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marchionni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandinos gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Marchionni gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mandinos 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 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Marchionni!
Pietro Marchionni was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Junior (ranked 1495 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Tarmo Rajantaka (ranked 199 p4p, 304 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Rajantaka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajantaka jabs at Junior's body.
Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rajantaka tries to land a front kick but Junior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rajantaka misses with a head kick.
Rajantaka checks a low kick from Junior.
Tarmo Rajantaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajantaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rajantaka stuffs the takedown.
Junior closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rajantaka's guard.
Rajantaka keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Rajantaka keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Rajantaka is keeping the position.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rajantaka is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rajantaka pushes Junior away with a front kick.
Rajantaka throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Junior gets tackled into the cage by Rajantaka. Rajantaka maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Rajantaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rajantaka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rajantaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rajantaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Junior managing to block the knees to the body from Rajantaka.
Rajantaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Rajantaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rajantaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Rajantaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rajantaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rajantaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rajantaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rajantaka with a knee to the head.
Rajantaka landing knees to the head.
Junior takes a shot to the head.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the head but Junior blocks with his arms.
Rajantaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rajantaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but Rajantaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajantaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rajantaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rajantaka.
Rajantaka lands a nice elbow.
Rajantaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rajantaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junior's defenses.
Rajantaka scores with a knee to the head.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Junior is rocked!
Rajantaka lands a big knee! That's hurt Junior! Oh, he's all over the place! Rajantaka lands another knee that sends Junior to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Rajantaka!
A victorious Tarmo Rajantaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 1112 p4p, 1707 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 159 p4p, 223 weight class). Tribute has chosen tank abbot tribute as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tribute on the side of the head.
Tribute swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury lands a jab.
Tribute 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.
A cross from Fury lands.
Tribute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tribute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tribute avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tribute.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tribute throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Tribute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Tribute saw that one coming.
Tribute lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Fury moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Tribute scores with a jab.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Fury.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Tribute's shoulder, as Tribute tries to avoid the shot.
Fury cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tribute.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Tribute is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Tribute's head but Tribute sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tribute! But no joy.
Tribute slips a jab from Fury.
Tribute throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Tribute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tribute throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
Tribute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tribute misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tribute.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Tribute.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
Tribute is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tribute swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
A little jabbing left from Tribute on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury thuds his right hand into Tribute's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Tank Tribute's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury slips a straight right by Tribute.
Fury misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Tribute does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tribute! But no joy.
Tribute slips under a jab.
Fury is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fury throws the left hand but Tribute avoids the punch easily.
Tribute slips under a jab from Fury.
Tribute looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
Tribute gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tribute throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a lazy uppercut
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Tribute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury clinches up with Tribute and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Tribute's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Tribute.
Tribute uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Tribute throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury slips a straight right by Tribute.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Tribute does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury throws a jab when Tribute was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury 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.
Tribute keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
Tribute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Tribute's shoulder, as Tribute tries to avoid the shot.
Tribute appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tribute, as that shot connected.
Tribute defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
John Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tribute counters with a left to the body.
Fury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tribute.
A countering left hand to the body from Tribute misses.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Tribute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tribute can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a straight right. Tribute didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury sizes up Tribute with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Tribute.
John Fury's cut is getting worse.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Tribute doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
Tribute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tribute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tribute scores with a jab.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Tribute's belly button to the back.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tribute scores with a nice head shot.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Tribute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fury.
A little feinted left hand from Fury on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fury moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Tribute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Tribute misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury blocks a jab.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tribute stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury jabs at Tribute's body.
Fury misses the body punch
and Tribute counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fury there as he acknowledges the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tribute 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.
Nice defenses there by Tribute.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury cracks Tribute with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Tank Tribute's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fury forces Tribute back against the cage and clinches.
Tribute taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Tribute missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Tribute is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury tries a body shot but Tribute blocks it.
Tribute can't break the clinch.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tribute's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tributes head.
A head punch on the inside from Tribute fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
Tribute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute blocks a body shot from Fury.
Tribute misses with the head strike.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tribute misses with some punches.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tribute backwards.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Tribute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury avoiding damage as Tribute throws knees to the body.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tribute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tribute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Tribute defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Fury.
Fury closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tribute counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Tribute.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tribute doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tribute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fury staying out of range there.
Tribute lands a nice shot to the body.
Tribute throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tribute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tribute connects with a single shot there.
Tank Tribute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tribute counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Fury's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Tribute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tribute throws a right hand that misses
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tribute works the jab nicely.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury throws a good cross that connects.
Tank Tribute's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tribute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Tribute might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Tribute does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fury avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tribute lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
Tribute misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tank Tribute's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fury!
A relieved looking John Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Tank Tribute had this to say: 'I can still fight!! Why did u Fookin stop the fight??!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 791 p4p, 792 weight class) and Luka Marka (ranked 110 p4p, 111 weight class). Marka has chosen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as his entrance music. Wanderson Machado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luka Marka's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luka Marka!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marka.
Machado feints and then cracks Marka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marka down.
Marka throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado counters with a left to the body.
Machado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marka misses with an uppercut
and Machado counters with a left to the body.
We've been told by Machado's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Marka counter with a right hand.
Marka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
Marka throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marka clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machado avoids it.
Marka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machado's face.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marka lands with a left to the head.
Machado is pushing Marka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marka tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
Marka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marka throws a head punch that misses.
Marka looking to throw knees to the head but Machado is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marka.
Machado lands a right hand.
Marka looking to throw knees to the head but Machado is blocking nicely.
Machado is trying to push Marka away but Marka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marka connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marka misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by Marka.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Marka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machado working aggressively here.
Marka throws a head punch that misses.
Marka tries a knee to the head but Machado blocks it.
Marka tries to land a knee to the head but Machado blocks with his arms.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machado misses with a body punch.
Marka lands a knee to the head.
Marka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marka's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Machado.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Marka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marka lands a knee to the head.
Marka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machado pushes Marka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marka looks winded!
Marka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machado manages to break the clinch.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machado.
Marka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
An attempted straight right counter from Machado misses the target.
Marka has his takedown stuffed
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
Machado scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado drops Marka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marka looks back up at him and smiles so Machado waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marka is rocked!
Marka tries to get into range but Machado steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Marka! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Machado scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderson Machado!
After winning the bout, Wanderson Machado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Luka Marka was interviewed post fight and said 'Luka Marka took an IQ test today and scored 112.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 767 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Derwent Bolt (ranked 113 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bolt pinned against the cage. Bolt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Thai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thai 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.
Bolt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thai is aware though and is defending well.
Bolt looking for a guillotine here but Thai defends easily.
Bolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thai defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai passes into half guard.
Bolt is defending against the submission attempts here by Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is looking to advance position but Bolt won't allow it.
Bolt actively working from the bottom here.
Thai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bolt defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bolt defends it well.
Thai trying to mount his opponent but Bolt defends it.
Bolt is defending against the submission attempts here by Thai.
Bolt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bolt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thai.
Thai is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Thai is controlling well.
Thai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bolt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bolt moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thai has gone for a leg lock! Bolt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thai's guard.
Bolt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thai keeping full guard, as Bolt tries to pass.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Bolt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolt has managed to get both his arms back between Thai's legs - danger averted.
Thai looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bolt has picked Thai up and slammed him! Thai can't keep hold of the triangle and Bolt manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bolt tries for a kimura but Thai is defending well.
Thai gets back to half guard.
Bolt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bolt tries to pass to full mount but Thai defends it.
Bolt is working for a kimura but Thai is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derwent Bolt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Thai moved out of range nicely.
Bolt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thai.
Bolt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thai is posturing up here but Bolt has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thai tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thai has to tap! Slick submission there by Bolt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derwent Bolt!
Derwent Bolt opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Bass (ranked 316 p4p, 501 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 47 p4p, 75 weight class). Bass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Even Flow. Vovchanchyn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Зима-мама kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Igor Vovchanchyn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Bass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bass blocks a head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Bass moves out of range of the leg kick from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vovchanchyn blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn works the jab nicely.
Bass is looking to slow Vovchanchyn down with leg kicks.
Bass slips a jab and a cross from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn digs a right hand into Bass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bass's gas tank.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands a left hand.
Vovchanchyn tries to pull guard but Bass holds him up against the cage and eventually Vovchanchyn drops back down to his feet.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
Bass scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Bass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bass.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass blocking some punches.
Bass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vovchanchyn backwards.
Vovchanchyn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basss head.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bass uses from the top position.
Vovchanchyn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bass puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vovchanchyn moves into full guard.
Vovchanchyn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bass has passed into side control.
Vovchanchyn tries to buck Bass off but Bass is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to stand but Vovchanchyn is controlling his head.
Vovchanchyn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bass trying to control the action but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vovchanchyn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vovchanchyn trying to keep a closed guard but Bass is proving a slippery customer.
Vovchanchyn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vovchanchyn wants to sweep here but Bass controlling him for the moment.
Vovchanchyn has his hands on Bass's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vovchanchyn lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vovchanchyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bass ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Bass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bass throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Bass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bass scores with a kick to the midsection.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick, looking for Bass's leg but Bass calmly moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn moves into the clinch.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bass misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Vovchanchyn successfully pulls guard.
Vovchanchyn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position.
Vovchanchyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Vovchanchyn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bass manages to get himself to full guard.
Bass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bass tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to get back to his feet but Vovchanchyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vovchanchyn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vovchanchyn is looking to advance position but Bass has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vovchanchyn on the ground.
Bass looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bass takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vovchanchyn is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vovchanchyn regains half guard.
Vovchanchyn is doing well to control the position and prevent Bass from advancing to side control.
Vovchanchyn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bass stays in close to Vovchanchyn's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vovchanchyn keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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 Ronnie Bass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bass there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovchanchyn with the counter takedown but Bass avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vovchanchyn.
Bass throws a right hand that Vovchanchyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vovchanchyn also avoids with ease.
Vovchanchyn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn fakes the leg kick and cracks Bass in the body.
Vovchanchyn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws an overhand right that lands on Vovchanchyn's shoulder, as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid the shot.
Vovchanchyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bass.
Vovchanchyn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bass. That one must have hurt.
Vovchanchyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Bass throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bass.
Vovchanchyn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bass.
Bass throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn checks it.
Bass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bass throws an off balance right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bass tries to bum rush Vovchanchyn with a series of wild strikes but Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vovchanchyn drives through and clinches with Bass against the cage.
Bass working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is trying to pull guard but Bass has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
A short left from Bass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Bass tries a body shot but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
Bass misses with the head strike.
Bass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vovchanchyn's elbow.
Vovchanchyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bass after a bit of a struggle.
Ronnie Bass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vovchanchyn.
Bass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bass.
Bass lands a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vovchanchyn is on top in guard.
Vovchanchyn trying to control but Bass is working from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to control from the top but Bass keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping left.
Bass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw a body kick
and Bass counters with a good low kick that Vovchanchyn was not able to check.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bass jabs at Vovchanchyn's body.
Bass slips a straight right by Vovchanchyn.
Bass seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Bass was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vovchanchyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn works the jab nicely.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Bass.
Vovchanchyn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bass seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vovchanchyn can turn it around.
Vovchanchyn is trying to pull guard but Bass turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn pulls guard effortlessly.
Vovchanchyn keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
Vovchanchyn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bass is aware though and is defending well.
Vovchanchyn keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
Vovchanchyn controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn is looking to advance position but Bass has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass content just to control the position here.
Vovchanchyn is looking to get to half guard.
Vovchanchyn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Bass is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bass controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vovchanchyn is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Igor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
Bass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bass scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Vovchanchyn with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick but Bass avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vovchanchyn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bass counters with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook
and Bass counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Bass.
Bass avoids a kick to the body.
Bass is looking to counter the offense by Vovchanchyn and move into the clinch.
Bass digs a good body shot into Vovchanchyn's ribs.
Ronnie Bass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bass is out of range and Vovchanchyn settles back down.
Bass throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bass.
Bass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ronnie Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass cracks Vovchanchyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but Bass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Bass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bass misses with the combination.
Bass sends Vovchanchyn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bass is motioning to the referee to let Vovchanchyn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bass staying out of range there.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Bass finish him?
Bass moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Vovchanchyn out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Bass!
Ronnie Bass retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Ronnie Bass made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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