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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 4136 p4p, 24517 weight class) and Alexios Sinaga (ranked 440 p4p, 678 weight class). Alessio Da Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexios Sinaga!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Santiago.
Sinaga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Da Santiago lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Santiago.
Sinaga with a poor takedown
enabling Da Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Da Santiago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinaga doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Da Santiago.
Da Santiago lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sinaga backs up against the cage.
 Sinaga is rocked!
Da Santiago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Santiago finish him?
Da Santiago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Santiago shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sinaga takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Da Santiago sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sinaga bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessio Da Santiago!
Alessio Da Santiago thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Smalls (ranked 2256 p4p, 23772 weight class) and Joshua Madison (ranked 274 p4p, 721 weight class). Madison has chosen Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jupiter Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Madison!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison misses with a takedown
and Smalls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madison misses with a body shot
and Madison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smalls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Madison has his takedown stuffed
and Smalls counters with a crisp one two that drops Madison! Smalls thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Madison to his feet! Madison is in big trouble!
Madison is rocked!
We've been told by Smalls's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jupiter Smalls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Madison.
Smalls measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Madison! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jupiter Smalls!
Jupiter Smalls gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Joshua Madison spoke after the fight, saying 'I took an L tonight but that doesn't mean it's over for me. This is only the beginning of something much bigger. I'll be back. The Marathon Continues.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 2683 p4p, 3235 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 287 p4p, 355 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk slips a jab from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
Hawk slips under a jab from Smith.
A jab from Smith misses.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawk throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Jake Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk jabs at Smith's body.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
As Smith tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawk momentarily.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Hawk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Hawk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawk swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Smith cracks Hawk with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Hawk backpedaling.
Hawk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick from Smith lands but Hawk takes it in his stride.
Smith cracks Hawk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hawk's head.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Hawk is proving a slippery customer.
Hawk trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith controls Hawk momentarily but Hawk frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Hawk working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith is in close to Hawk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Hawk working a defensive guard here.
Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand but Hawk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Hawk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Hawk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawk.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawk off the cage and back into range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Hawk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
As Smith tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Smith misses.
Hawk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Jake Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawk. Hawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jake Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk slips a jab from Smith.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Hawk is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith trying to hold on to Hawk's head to control him but Hawk postures up.
Hawk controlling the action here.
Smith keeping hold of Hawk's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to stand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hawk is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smith!
In his post fight interview, Jake Smith gave a big smile as he said 'I know I didn't havr a great start in the organization, but im here to prove I belong with the best in the world!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Fafa (ranked 1554 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 165 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chow throws out a leg kick but Fafa moves out of range and Chow only half commits.
Chow tries to land a front kick but Fafa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fafa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fafa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chow tries to clinch there but Fafa circles away.
Fafa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fafa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fafa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fafa scores with a shot to the body.
Fafa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chow moves away.
Chow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Fafa.
Fafa slips under a jab from Chow.
Chow wants to clinch.
Fafa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chow is rocked!
Fafa fakes the body blow, causing Chow to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chow goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Fafa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hradek (ranked 2815 p4p, 2858 weight class) and Don Kras (ranked 297 p4p, 300 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Hradek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Kras!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hradek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Don Kras has been cut.
Kras with a poor takedown
and Hradek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hradek lands a big right hook! Kras looks hurt but is still standing! Hradek lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kras falls down and Hradek dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kras's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Hradek runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Hradek!
After the big win, Jan Hradek made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 1796 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Ciccio Lo Zizio (ranked 245 p4p, 345 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciccio Lo Zizio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo Zizio is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Shabazz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lo Zizio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lo Zizio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
And Lo Zizio tries to counter it with a takedown but El Shabazz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been told by El Shabazz's head coaches at MY YARD™️ Resurrect that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
El Shabazz jabs at Lo Zizio's body.
Lo Zizio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lo Zizio avoids the body shot from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ciccio Lo Zizio has been cut.
El Shabazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo Zizio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lo Zizio shoots in but no luck this time.
Lo Zizio checks a leg kick.
Lo Zizio looking to score a takedown here. El Shabazz is defending well but Lo Zizio drives through and ends up in El Shabazz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz looking for a sweep. Not yet El Shabazz, not yet.
El Shabazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lo Zizio postures up in El Shabazz's guard and throws a big left but El Shabazz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Zizio postures up in El Shabazz's guard and throws a big left but El Shabazz blocks it.
Lo Zizio with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Shabazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Shabazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lo Zizio throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lo Zizio working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
El Shabazz pulls Lo Zizio in close to his closed guard and prevents Lo Zizio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lo Zizio throws an elbow that misses. El Shabazz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lo Zizio's guard. Nice move by El Shabazz!
Lo Zizio is controlling El Shabazz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lo Zizio looking for a guillotine here but El Shabazz defends easily.
Lo Zizio working a defensive guard here.
El Shabazz forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if El Shabazz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Shabazz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lo Zizio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
El Shabazz controlling the action here.
Lo Zizio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Shabazz pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo Zizio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Shabazz pulls his head out easily.
El Shabazz is taking a breather. Lo Zizio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo Zizio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Shabazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lo Zizio has a takedown stuffed.
Lo Zizio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Shabazz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lo Zizio throws a right hand that El Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that El Shabazz also avoids with ease.
El Shabazz leaves Lo Zizio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciccio Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lo Zizio's hands.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lo Zizio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Shabazz's waist but El Shabazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lo Zizio off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lo Zizio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lo Zizio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut even more.
Malik El Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lo Zizio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Shabazz's waist but El Shabazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lo Zizio off to one side.
Lo Zizio shoots for a takedown but El Shabazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Zizio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Shabazz lands a lovely overhand right.
Lo Zizio takes one to the chin there.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that misses.
Lo Zizio drops his hands momentarily and El Shabazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lo Zizio shoots in but no luck this time.
El Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Shabazz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLo Zizio.
Lo Zizio shoots for a takedown but El Shabazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lo Zizio is breathing heavily.
El Shabazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
El Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo Zizio is just out of range.
El Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Lo Zizio gets a clinch.
El Shabazz scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Lo Zizio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Shabazz down to the mat. El Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malik El Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lo Zizio tries to keep at a distance but El Shabazz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lo Zizio jumps guard but El Shabazz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Shabazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lo Zizio backwards.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lo Zizio managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz with a knee to the head.
The cut above Ciccio Lo Zizio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
El Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Lo Zizio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Shabazz down to the mat. El Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
El Shabazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lo Zizio, pushing him back against the cage.
El Shabazz gets through Lo Zizio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from El Shabazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz slows down the pace here.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
A left hand lands to the body for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz pushes Lo Zizio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Shabazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz is pushing Lo Zizio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
El Shabazz lands a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Lo Zizio won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lo Zizio fails to pull guard.
Lo Zizio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
Lo Zizio misses with the head strike.
El Shabazz leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
El Shabazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick but Lo Zizio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lo Zizio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lo Zizio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lo Zizio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but El Shabazz blocks it well.
El Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lo Zizio can do to turn this around?
Lo Zizio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Shabazz but El Shabazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Lo Zizio backs away, El Shabazz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice straight punches there by El Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lo Zizio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Shabazz instigates a clinch.
El Shabazz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Shabazz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
El Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Lo Zizio's ribcage.
Lo Zizio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz working Lo Zizio over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
El Shabazz misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lo Zizio backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, El Shabazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
El Shabazz pushes Lo Zizio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz lands with a light punch inside.
El Shabazz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
El Shabazz tries to work over Lo Zizio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciccio Lo Zizio.
Lo Zizio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El Shabazz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lo Zizio's face.
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 shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a left hand.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
El Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lo Zizio wants a takedown but no success here.
El Shabazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Lo Zizio won't want to take too many of those.
El Shabazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lo Zizio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
El Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lo Zizio takes a shot to the head.
El Shabazz tries to throw a body punch but Lo Zizio avoids it by throwing El Shabazz back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
El Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
El Shabazz working Lo Zizio over with knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
El Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
El Shabazz lands with a light punch inside.
Lo Zizio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Shabazz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lo Zizio misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Shabazz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from El Shabazz.
Still in the clinch, El Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lo Zizio tightens his grip and picks El Shabazz up, before dumping him to the ground. El Shabazz manages to land in guard.
El Shabazz pulls Lo Zizio in close to prevent any damage.
Ciccio Lo Zizio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lo Zizio throws a strike but El Shabazz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lo Zizio looking for a guillotine here but El Shabazz defends easily.
El Shabazz 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for El Shabazz, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Harrington (ranked 2067 p4p, 989 weight class) and Harti Kraus (ranked 105 p4p, 55 weight class). Kraus has chosen New World Symphony 4th Movement as his entrance music. Jasper Harrington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harti Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kraus circles away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kraus! Harrington is backing up but he can't get away as Kraus lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Harrington and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harti Kraus!
An intense looking Harti Kraus took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Jasper had it comming. Fair play to him, he showed up, but he was never on my level. Let's he how that idiot does in the main event. Would be surprised to see his glass jaw broken, even from an opponent like that. Either way, the title is next.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Efraim Turban (ranked 1174 p4p, 2743 weight class) and Takeshi Takamura (ranked 138 p4p, 295 weight class). Turban comes to the cage accompanied by Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Takeshi Takamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from Turban.
Turban throws a looping overhand right but Takamura ducks down to avoid it.
Takamura slips under a jab.
Turban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turban tries to clinch but Takamura moves out of range.
A nice side step and Takamura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban throws an off balance right hand
and Takamura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turban's knee momentarily.
Turban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turban misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turban misses with a right hand
and Takamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takamura slips under a jab.
Takamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Takamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Takamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turban throws a jab when Takamura was well out of range.
Takamura is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban moves into the clinch successfully.
Takamura jumps guard.
Takamura trying to keep a closed guard but Turban is proving a slippery customer.
Takamura is adopting a defensive guard.
Takamura is looking to sweep but instead, Turban has passed into half guard.
Takamura won't allow Turban to pass to mount.
Turban content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura keeping hold of Turban's head, controlling as best he can.
Turban controlling the pace.
Takamura kicks off Turban and gets to his feet.
Turban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turban lands a hook that snaps the head of Takamura backwards.
Turban's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turban lands a nice uppercut.
Takamura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turban to keep the fight standing.
Takamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turban drives through and clinches with Takamura against the cage.
Takamura manages to break the clinch.
Turban misses with a body punch
and Turban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Turban misses.
Takamura with the counter takedown but Turban avoids it easily.
Turban is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Turban.
Turban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
Takamura with the counter takedown but Turban avoids it easily.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from Turban.
Takamura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turban.
Turban misses with a combination
and Takamura counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura successfully pulls guard.
Turban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban wants to pass the guard but Takamura is keeping the position.
Turban is fighting to break Takamura's control of his arms but Takamura is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takamura wants to sweep here but Turban controlling him for the moment.
Takamura working a defensive guard here.
Turban wants to stand but Takamura is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Turban trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Turban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takamura on the ground.
Takamura working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A cross from Turban lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takamura tries to pull guard but Turban holds him up against the cage and eventually Takamura drops back down to his feet.
Turban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takamura moves out of range as Turban strikes.
Turban clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura tries to pull guard but Turban won't allow it.
Takamura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turban after a bit of a struggle.
Efraim Turban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Takamura.
Turban misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turban lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Efraim Turban is winning the standup battle so far.
Turban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turban misses the shot to the body.
Takamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turban to score with a decent uppercut.
Turban lands with a hook. Takamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turban lands a nice shot that snaps Takamura's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura blocks a jab.
Takamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takamura wants to counter the offense by Turban and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turban walks away with a smile on his face. Takamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turban scores with a punch to the head.
Turban misses with a looping right.
Takamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from Turban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turban looks to land a right hand but Takamura moved out of range.
Turban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turban misses with a left hand
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turban misses with a hook
and Takamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takamura slips a jab and a cross from Turban.
Takamura wants to counter the offense by Turban and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turban darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
Turban tries to clinch up but Takamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Takamura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takamura defending well as Turban loads up on a big left hand.
Takamura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turban misses with a hook to the body
and Takamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Turban throws a body shot but no joy.
Takamura let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takamura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takamura can do to turn this around?
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Turban throws a series of punches but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura wants to counter with a clinch but Turban pushes him away.
Turban tries to clinch but Takamura moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turban feints a jab promting Takamura to slip. Turban then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takeshi Takamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Efraim Turban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turban.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efraim Turban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turban, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efraim Turban!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Efraim Turban made sure he mentioned HARDCORE Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poncho Alejandro Hernan Pizarro Cortez (ranked 1244 p4p, 3234 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 53 p4p, 116 weight class). Cortez's entrance music is La Bamba. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Poncho Alejandro Hernan Pizarro Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin wants to clinch
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Cortez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rasputin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez connects with the punch.
Rasputin looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Rasputin thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Cortez cracks Rasputin with an open hand slap.
Rasputin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Rasputin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rasputin swinging wildly here.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez cracks Rasputin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rasputin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cortez finish him?
Rasputin is rocked!
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Rasputin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poncho Alejandro Hernan Pizarro Cortez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Poncho Alejandro Hernan Pizarro Cortez waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 204 p4p, 1181 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 11 p4p, 66 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Denis Denisov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denisov.
Denisov clinches up with Farrokhzad and pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Denisov controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Denisov tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Denisov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrokhzad is working Denisov over against the cage.
Denisov looks winded!
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Denisov takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Denis Denisov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Denisov is rocked!
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denisov is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denisov seems to have recovered his senses.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denisov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Denisov takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Denisov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad drops Denisov with a big knee straight up the middle! Denisov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Denisov up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad gets through Denisov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad presses Denisov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad pushes Denisov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad jerks Denisov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Denisov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Farrokhzad goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Farrokhzad because Denisov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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