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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Bettin (ranked 3393 p4p, 25072 weight class) and Norman Coldwell (ranked 422 p4p, 764 weight class). Fabricio Bettin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Coldwell's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Bettin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Coldwell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Bettin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coldwell throws a series of punches but Bettin moves out of range.
Bettin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bettin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coldwell moves in looking to clinch but Bettin pushes him off.
Coldwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Bettin.
Coldwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bettin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Norman Coldwell has been cut.
Bettin misses with a double jab.
Coldwell wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coldwell wants to clinch.
Coldwell drives through and clinches with Bettin against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bettin scores with a jab. Coldwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Bettin.
Coldwell unleashes a big counter combination but Bettin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coldwell is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bettin moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Bettin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 4111 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Bibiano Salvador (ranked 494 p4p, 293 weight class). The key to victory for Dwight Schrute has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bibiano Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Schrute.
And Salvador tries to counter it with a takedown but Schrute pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Salvador misses with an uppercut
and Schrute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schrute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvador.
A punch combination from Schrute misses.
Salvador tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schrute stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvador. Salvador gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Schrute.
Salvador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salvador swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schrute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Salvador.
Schrute throws out a powerful jab.
 Salvador is rocked!
Salvador throws a lazy head kick
and Schrute rattles Salvador with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Salvador tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Schrute dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Salvador stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwight Schrute!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Barnes (ranked 2199 p4p, 2084 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 231 p4p, 221 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnes off to one side.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Drew Barnes has been cut.
Barnes looking to score a takedown here. Hunt is defending well but Barnes drives through and ends up in Hunt's guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Barnes is pushing down on Hunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunt is not content to let Barnes control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt has his hands clasped together around Barnes's back. He's all about the action.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunt!
Hunt tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes landing punches.
Hunt wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hunt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Hunt wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Hunt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hunt is rocked!
Barnes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hunt badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barnes around the waist but Barnes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barnes is the winner by TKO! Barnes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Barnes!
Drew Barnes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 1256 p4p, 1479 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 171 p4p, 198 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fabinho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Ilya Kushnirov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
Kushnirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fabinho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kushnirov tries to avoid it but Fabinho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kushnirov to the ground. Kushnirov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Fabinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushnirov.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
Fabinho tries to counter with a takedown but Kushnirov is quick to defend against it.
Kushnirov looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Kushnirov dips to his left and cracks Fabinho with an uppercut!
Kushnirov slips a straight right by Fabinho.
Fabinho tries to bum rush Kushnirov with a series of wild strikes but Kushnirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kushnirov missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kushnirov misses with a wild body shot.
Fabinho defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fabinho throws a lazy right hand but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Jab, jab by Kushnirov - just one landing.
Fabinho slips a straight right by Kushnirov.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kushnirov missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kushnirov manages to avoid it.
Kushnirov 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.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Fabinho.
Nice uppercut there from Kushnirov.
Fabinho looks to land a right hand but Kushnirov moved out of range.
Fabinho moves out of range as Kushnirov strikes.
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov punishes Fabinho's body with a nice straight punch.
Kushnirov misses the jab.
Fabinho slips a jab from Kushnirov.
Nice jab there from Kushnirov.
Fabinho shoots for a double leg takedown but Kushnirov sprawls well. He's pushed Fabinho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kushnirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Fabinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fabinho moves away.
Some wild striking there from Fabinho.
Kushnirov misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kushnirov throws a looping overhand right but Fabinho ducks down to avoid it.
Ilya Kushnirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fabinho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov with a nice cross.
Kushnirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fabinho slips a jab from Kushnirov.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fabinho.
Kushnirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fabinho throws a hook to the side of Kushnirov's head but Kushnirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fabinho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kushnirov defends it nicely.
Kushnirov digs a good body shot into Fabinho's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho misses with a looping right.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kushnirov as he avoids it easily.
Kushnirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kushnirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kushnirov cracks a nice hook into Fabinho's ribs.
Kushnirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Kushnirov throws an overhand right that lands on Fabinho's shoulder, as Fabinho tries to avoid the shot.
Fabinho missing with a left hand there. Kushnirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fabinho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Fabinho misses.
Fabinho connects with a right hand. Kushnirov shakes it off.
Kushnirov throws out a loose jab but Fabinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fabinho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kushnirov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Kushnirov.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kushnirov sprawls and moves away.
Fabinho misses with a right hand
and Kushnirov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov scores with a three punch combo!
Kushnirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Fabinho defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Kushnirov lands a glancing blow to the side of Fabinho's head.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fabinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Fabinho slips under a jab from Kushnirov.
Fabinho looks to score with a jab to the body but Kushnirov is just out of range.
Fabinho gets the takedown into side control.
Fabinho controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fabinho connects with a single shot there.
Fabinho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fabinho ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kushnirov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kushnirov in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kushnirov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kushnirov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Fabinho moved out of range.
Fabinho shoots in and drives through. Kushnirov sprawls well.
Fabinho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov staying out of range there.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fabinho.
Kushnirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Kushnirov.
Fabinho throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Fabinho slips a jab from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Fabinho.
Kushnirov scores with the left hand. Fabinho knows he should have avoided that one.
Kushnirov misses with a wild combination.
Kushnirov tests Fabinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kushnirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fabinho has time to react.
Fabinho throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
Kushnirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kushnirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kushnirov lands a jab.
Fabinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnirov with a hook.
Kushnirov misses with a two punch combination.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Kushnirov avoids it well and moves away.
Kushnirov throws a big shot that misses.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kushnirov misses the jab.
Fabinho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kushnirov is fending him off so far but Fabinho persists. Nope, Kushnirov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabinho throws the left hand but Kushnirov avoids the punch easily.
Fabinho shoots for a takedown but Kushnirov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fabinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kushnirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kushnirov missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fabinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kushnirov lands with a right hand.
Kushnirov swinging wildly here.
Fabinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fabinho, as that shot connected.
Kushnirov throws a big shot that misses.
Kushnirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fabinho throws out the jab.
Fabinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kushnirov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Kushnirov.
Fabinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kushnirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fabinho fails to land the takedown.
Kushnirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kushnirov lands a jab to Fabinho's midsection.
Fabinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kushnirov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws out a powerful jab.
Fabinho staying out of range there.
Fabinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho punishes Kushnirov's body with a nice straight punch.
Fabinho throws a right hand that Kushnirov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kushnirov also avoids with ease.
Fabinho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kushnirov throws a hook but Fabinho blocks it.
Kushnirov misses the shot to the body.
Fabinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnirov misses the shot to the body.
Fabinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kushnirov cracks Fabinho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kushnirov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kushnirov lands a right hook to the body.
Kushnirov lands a jab to Fabinho's midsection.
Kushnirov sizes up Fabinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Kushnirov does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fabinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Kushnirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fabinho.
Kushnirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kushnirov misses with a looping right.
Fabinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kushnirov.
Fabinho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kushnirov circles away.
Kushnirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fabinho slips under a jab from Kushnirov.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kushnirov sprawls and moves away.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
Kushnirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fabinho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kushnirov misses with a looping right.
Kushnirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kushnirov throws a jab when Fabinho was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kushnirov as he jumps to the side.
Fabinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushnirov.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Kushnirov avoids it well and moves away.
Fabinho moves forwards but Kushnirov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fabinho throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
A jab from Kushnirov misses.
Fabinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kushnirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kushnirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Fabinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kushnirov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fabinho blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fabinho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kushnirov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kushnirov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kushnirov is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kushnirov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kushnirov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho is working for a guillotine from mount but Kushnirov frees his head quite easily.
Fabinho jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kushnirov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kushnirov and Fabinho has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kushnirov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fabinho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto Fabinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabinho scoring with punches from side control.
Kushnirov is trying to improve his position.
Fabinho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kushnirov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fabinho's guard! Nice work there by Kushnirov!
Kushnirov trying to control but Fabinho is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fabinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabinho in particular looking to stall.
Fabinho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fabinho is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kushnirov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
Ilya Kushnirov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Roberto Fabinho had this to say: 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archy Banoffee (ranked 1743 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 191 p4p, 223 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banoffee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Reputation. Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archy Banoffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banoffee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banoffee manages to avoid it.
Finger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Banoffee.
Decent striking displayed by Banoffee there.
Banoffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Banoffee tries to clinch there but Finger circles away.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banoffee moves away.
Banoffee slips a jab from Finger.
A punch lands to the side of Banoffee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Banoffee - just one landing.
Banoffee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finger cracks Banoffee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banoffee 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.
A slow jab from Finger misses its intended target.
A big right from Finger misses.
Banoffee throws a sloppy head kick
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banoffee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finger's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banoffee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finger throws a lazy right hand but Banoffee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finger throws a hook but Banoffee avoids it easily.
Banoffee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Banoffee lands a leg kick that knocks Finger off balance momentarily.
Banoffee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banoffee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Banoffee's shoulder, as Banoffee tries to avoid the shot.
Banoffee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banoffee.
Finger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banoffee throws a sloppy head kick and Finger moves out of range easily.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banoffee throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Banoffee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Banoffee is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Banoffee misses.
It seemed like Finger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Banoffee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banoffee tries to clinch but Finger moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banoffee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finger misses the jab.
Banoffee slips a straight right by Finger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banoffee. Finger shrugs it off though.
Banoffee drops his hands momentarily. Finger doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Banoffee staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Banoffee doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Middle Finger!
Middle Finger bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 1330 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Danny Sullivan (ranked 154 p4p, 206 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Sullivan has chosen The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden just misses with a punch to the body.
Biden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biden cracks Sullivan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Biden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Biden misses with a right hand
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Sullivan throws a body kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Biden misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Biden.
Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden instigates a clinch.
A short right from Biden on the inside.
Sullivan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Biden swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biden.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Biden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biden. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Biden ducks right into an uppercut from Sullivan.
Biden misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Biden throws a body shot but no joy.
Biden connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Biden forces Sullivan back against the cage and clinches.
Sullivan jumps guard but Biden stands there with Sullivan around his waist. Sullivan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sullivan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bidens head.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Biden keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sullivan has a closed guard, preventing Biden from standing up.
Biden stands and steps away. Sullivan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Biden scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden cracks Sullivan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Biden had a free shot at his head there.
Sullivan is rocked!
Biden throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
Biden misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a nice body kick.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Biden ducks under and follows up with a left that Biden also avoids with ease.
Biden is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hook but Biden avoids it easily.
Biden cracks Sullivan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sullivan falls backwards against the cage. Biden follows up with more strikes that drop Sullivan to his knees. Biden keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sullivan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
In his post fight interview, Joe Biden started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 1216 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Keith Seng (ranked 147 p4p, 161 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Estili might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ready For War (Instrumental). Keith Seng has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gholam Estili's chin.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Seng!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Estili to score with a decent uppercut.
Seng lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Estili backs up against the cage.
Estili misses with a looping left.
Seng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Estili under the eye.
Seng throws a sloppy head kick and Estili moves out of range easily.
Estili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Estili throws a lazy uppercut
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Estili misses with a looping left.
Seng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Estili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seng.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estili dives in for a single leg takedown but Seng sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Seng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Estili with a body shot.
Estili 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.
Estili tries for a takedown. No joy.
Estili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seng gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gholam Estili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Estili takes a shot to the head.
Seng swings wildly with an uppercut but Estili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Estili is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seng to keep the fight standing.
Seng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Estili blocks an uppercut.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seng stops a takedown attempt from Estili.
Estili is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seng lands with a short shot to the head.
Estili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seng prevents it.
Estili wants a takedown but no success here.
Seng gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Estili.
Estili wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estili fails to pull guard.
Seng slows down the pace here.
Seng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estili misses with a hook
and Estili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Estili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seng moves out of range as Estili strikes.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Estili has time to react.
Estili is rocked!
Seng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estili misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seng! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Seng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Estili looks to land a left hand but Seng moved out of range nicely.
Seng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Estili walks straight into a right hand from Seng - that's dropped him! Seng jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Estili from any more punishment! Estili complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keith Seng!
Keith Seng thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Gholam Estili stepped up to the mic, saying '6.75, Big Heart, Chin Not Sure'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadik Koslov (ranked 2102 p4p, 978 weight class) and Kyle Switzer (ranked 295 p4p, 128 weight class). Switzer has chosen The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadik Koslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Switzer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koslov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Switzer's half guard.
Switzer is looking to improve his position.
Switzer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Koslov stalling.
Switzer wants to control but Koslov is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Switzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koslov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koslov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Switzer defending well though.
Koslov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Switzer defending well though.
Switzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koslov tries to pass to full mount but Switzer defends it.
Koslov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Switzer keeping control of the position.
Koslov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koslov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Switzer keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koslov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koslov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Switzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Switzer is not content to let Koslov control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Switzer is trying to maintain the position but Koslov is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Koslov 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koslov won't allow Switzer to sweep him here.
Koslov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Switzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Switzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koslov throws a big right hand that misses.
Koslov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Switzer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov throwing strikes but missing.
Koslov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Switzer pulls Koslov in close to prevent any damage.
Switzer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koslov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Switzer is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadik Koslov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Switzer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Vadik Koslov has been cut.
Good shot there by Switzer.
Koslov moves forwards but Switzer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Switzer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Switzer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koslov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Switzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Switzer.
Switzer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Switzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koslov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov darts in and clinches Switzer up against the cage.
Switzer tries to circle away but Koslov has him pinned against the cage.
Switzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koslov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koslov tries for a takedown but Switzer manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadik Koslov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koslov tries for a takedown but Switzer manages to get underhooks.
Koslov tries to score a body lock takedown but Switzer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koslov prevents a body shot from Switzer.
Switzer misses with the head strike.
Switzer is pressed up against the cage. Koslov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Switzer down to the mat. Switzer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koslov wants to clinch.
Koslov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Switzer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switzer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koslov avoids the head kick by Switzer.
Koslov drops his hands momentarily and Switzer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Switzer connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Switzer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koslov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Switzer keeping moving, preventing Koslov from controlling successfully.
Switzer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Switzer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Switzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Switzer is adopting a defensive guard.
Koslov throwing strikes from guard but Switzer blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koslov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Switzer digs a good hook to Koslov's body.
Switzer cracks a nice hook into Koslov's ribs.
Koslov misses with a takedown attempt
and Switzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Switzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Koslov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Switzer as he jumps to the side.
Switzer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koslov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Switzer counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Switzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vadik Koslov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crunch! Switzer slams his shin into Koslov's torso.
Switzer ducks under a wild hook from Koslov.
Koslov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koslov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koslov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Switzer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koslov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov misses with a body shot.
Switzer thinks about the counter body kick.
Switzer lands a big head kick that sends Koslov tumbling to the mat! Switzer takes a step backwards and waves Koslov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koslov is rocked!
Vadik Koslov's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koslov shoots in but Switzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Koslov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koslov seems to have got his legs back now.
Koslov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Switzer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vadik Koslov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Switzer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koslov. Koslov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Switzer delivers a nice body kick.
Switzer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koslov takes a step back to recover.
Switzer with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov darts in and clinches Switzer up against the cage.
Switzer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koslov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Switzer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Switzer tries to throw a body punch but Koslov avoids it by throwing Switzer back against the cage.
Switzer lands a shot to the body.
Switzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Switzer.
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!
Koslov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koslov presses Switzer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Switzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koslov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Switzer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadik Koslov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Switzer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koslov backwards.
Koslov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Switzer prevents it.
Switzer lands a shoulder strike.
Koslov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Switzer prevents it.
Switzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switzer breaks the clinch.
Koslov tries to clinch but Switzer moves away
and Switzer counters with a big right hand! Oh Koslov is in trouble here! Switzer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Switzer!
After the fight, Kyle Switzer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zai Druggs (ranked 396 p4p, 691 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 45 p4p, 84 weight class). Druggs comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zai Druggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Zai Druggs has been cut.
Druggs throws a body kick that misses
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Druggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Druggs misses with an uppercut.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Druggs connects with a jab.
It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison throws a head kick that Druggs semi-blocks.
Druggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Druggs throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison wants to counter with a clinch but Druggs pushes him away.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Druggs rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike from Druggs.
Druggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Druggs lands with a right to the head.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Druggs.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Druggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Druggs lands a shot to the body.
Druggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Druggs.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Morrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison lands a left hand.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Druggs's elbow.
Druggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Druggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Druggs lands an elbow just above Morrison 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Druggs on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Druggs.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Druggs.
Druggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Druggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Druggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Druggs feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Morrison collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zai Druggs!
Zai Druggs retains his featherweight title!
Zai Druggs made sure to mention his sponsor, Savage Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 1263 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Vargas Thompson (ranked 146 p4p, 323 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freddie King - Side Tracked kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mbaku Camara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vargas Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Camara shoots in.
Camara slips under a jab from Thompson.
Camara tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson rushes Camara and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mbaku Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camara.
Camara takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Camara avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Camara looking for a takedown.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Camara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Camara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Camara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Camara avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Camara has control.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Camara is controlling him.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Camara goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson feints a jab promting Camara to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camara shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Camara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Camara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Camara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thompson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Camara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Camara trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Camara advances to half guard.
Camara controlling the action here.
Thompson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Camara.
Camara prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Camara is working for a submission of some sort.
Camara moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Camara tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Camara is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Camara mounts Thompson! Really nice guard pass there!
Camara working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Camara's attempts to control the action.
Camara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Camara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vargas Thompson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson tightens his grip and picks Camara up, before dumping him to the ground. Camara manages to land in guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Camara has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thompson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Camara has tightened it up now! Thompson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mbaku Camara!
A less than humble Mbaku Camara misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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