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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khayone Bokamoso (ranked 4077 p4p, 4178 weight class) and Viro Satar (ranked 137 p4p, 139 weight class). The key to victory for Khayone Bokamoso has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khayone Bokamoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viro Satar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokamoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bokamoso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Satar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Satar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Satar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bokamoso to the mat! Bokamoso manages to get full guard.
Bokamoso keeping moving, preventing Satar from controlling successfully.
Bokamoso is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MY YARD™️ 'RESURRECT' that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bokamoso wants to get back to his feet but Satar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bokamoso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Satar on the ground.
Satar content to stall in guard here.
It looks like Satar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Satar with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokamoso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bokamoso wants to stand but Satar is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bokamoso's waist but Bokamoso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Satar off to one side.
Satar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bokamoso's guard.
Satar looks winded!
Bokamoso wants to stand up but Satar is controlling him.
Satar works over Bokamoso with some ground and pound from guard.
Bokamoso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satar is stalling in the full guard.
Satar won't allow Bokamoso to get back to his feet.
Satar cracks Bokamoso with a solid left hand.
Satar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bokamoso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Satar works over Bokamoso with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokamoso wants to stand but Satar is controlling the position.
Satar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bokamoso is looking to stand up but Satar isn't so interested in that idea.
Satar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Satar is working Bokamoso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bokamoso wants to stand up but Satar is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satar chips away with some ground and pound.
Satar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Satar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bokamoso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Satar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Satar cracks Bokamoso with a solid left hand.
Satar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Satar working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bokamoso's head.
Satar prevents Bokamoso from getting back to his feet.
Satar chips away with some ground and pound.
Satar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Satar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Satar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Satar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Satar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bokamoso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satar 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Satar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokamoso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satar distracts Bokamoso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Satar prevents Bokamoso from getting back to his feet.
Satar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bokamoso wants to get back to his feet but Satar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khayone Bokamoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bokamoso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bokamoso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Satar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Satar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bokamoso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Satar scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viro Satar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bokamoso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bokamoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bokamoso lands with a good body shot.
Satar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bokamoso thuds a left hand into Satar's body.
Nice takedown defense from Bokamoso. No joy for Satar on that attempt.
Khayone Bokamoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bokamoso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Satar backs up against the cage.
Satar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bokamoso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Viro Satar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bokamoso thuds his shin into the meat of Satar's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bokamoso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Satar's head backwards.
Bokamoso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left lands for Bokamoso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bokamoso.
Satar slips a jab and a cross from Bokamoso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokamoso cracks Satar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bokamoso stuns Satar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Satar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Satar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bokamoso lands a high kick!
Bokamoso misses with a two punch combination.
Satar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bokamoso sprawls well initially but Satar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bokamoso tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Satar manages to move to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Satar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bokamoso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Satar lands a couple of good shots and Bokamoso has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Good control from Satar.
Bokamoso is trying to get back to his feet but Satar has full control of the position and if anything, Bokamoso has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satar punishes Bokamoso with strikes from the back mount.
Satar lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satar loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bokamoso hold on?
The referee is taking a good look at Bokamoso as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Satar!
Bokamoso wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
I would not like to be Bokamoso right now.
Satar lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Satar is riding his opponent, not letting Bokamoso buck him off.
Satar landing with strikes.
Satar controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Satar.
Bokamoso wants to get back to his feet.
Satar lands a shot to the head.
Satar softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bokamoso is trying to stand back up.
Bokamoso covers up after that shot from Satar.
Satar scores with punches from the back.
Bokamoso grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satar slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Satar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bokamoso trying to get back to his feet but Satar is in full control for now.
Satar landing with strikes.
Satar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Good control from Satar.
Satar looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
 Bokamoso is rocked!
Satar lands a big shot to the side of the head and Bokamoso goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Viro Satar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaapo Muuri (ranked 2257 p4p, 4115 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 264 p4p, 458 weight class). Bugsy Seigel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kaapo Muuri's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaapo Muuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muuri looks to land a right hand but Seigel moved out of range.
Seigel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Bugsy Seigel has been cut.
Seigel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seigel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seigel connects with a solid leg kick.
Seigel moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Muuri.
A head punch on the inside from Seigel fails to land.
Seigel blocks a body shot from Muuri.
A body shot lands from Muuri.
Muuri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muuri gets through Seigel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muuri lands with a light punch inside.
Seigel looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muuri.
Muuri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Seigel is rocked!
Muuri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Seigel! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muuri is unloading with more strikes now! Seigel drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaapo Muuri!
A relieved looking Kaapo Muuri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 4472 p4p, 5929 weight class) and Baba Jay (ranked 536 p4p, 619 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baba Jay!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus with a hook.
Titus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jay counters with a one-two to the body.
Titus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Titus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Titus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Titus throws a head punch that misses.
Titus gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Titus throws a head punch that misses.
Titus drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jay cracks Titus with a solid left hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but Titus is retaining full guard.
Titus pulls Jay in close to his closed guard and prevents Jay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jay connects with a couple of short punches.
Titus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Titus holds on and takes a little breather.
Titus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Titus tries to get out of the position.
Titus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Titus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Titus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Titus wants to pass to mount but Jay is defending the position.
Titus prevents Jay from standing back up.
Titus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jay is not content to let Titus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Titus throws a poor cross that misses
and Jay counters with a three punch combo that has Titus backing up. Titus nods at Jay to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Jay misses.
Titus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Titus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titus scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Titus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Titus.
Jay looks winded!
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Titus scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Titus lands a right hand.
Titus successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay stands up over Titus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titus managing to control the position.
Titus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
That's time! Titus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Titus tries to land a leg kick but Jay saw it coming and moves away.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zeke Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus cracks Jay with an open hand slap.
Jay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws a counter combo.
Jay lands with a shot to the body.
Titus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Titus backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Titus manages to avoid it all.
Titus fails with the takedown.
Jay unleashes a big counter combination but Titus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus scores with a shot to the body.
Titus darts in looking for a takedown but Jay gets double underhooks and turns Titus into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus misses with a body punch.
Jay tries to circle away but Titus has him pinned against the cage.
Titus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay ducks right into an uppercut from Titus.
Good standup being displayed there by Titus as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Titus.
Jay slips under a jab.
It looks like Titus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jay defending well as Titus loads up on a big left hand.
Jay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baba Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Titus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Titus there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Titus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titus passes to full mount!
Titus looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Titus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Titus lands a heavy elbow.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding Titus's attempts to control the action.
Jay is bucking up trying to escape but Titus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Titus landing shots from mount.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Titus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Titus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jay is rocked!
Titus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
Titus controlling his opponent.
Titus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Titus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jay is still in real trouble! Can Titus finish him?
Jay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jay seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Titus lands a big elbow.
Titus controlling from mount.
Titus dominating with strikes here.
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Jay is in trouble!
Titus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Titus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Titus controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jay defending well as Titus loads up on a big left hand.
Titus takes the fight into the clinch.
Titus working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Titus.
Titus digs a right hand underneath Jay's ribcage. Jay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Titus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay blocks a body shot from Titus.
Titus lands a hook that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Titus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Titus can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Jay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Titus.
Jay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Titus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jay's guard.
Titus controlling from the top position.
Titus looking to pass the guard.
Titus controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeke Titus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus pushes down on Jay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Titus is looking to advance position but Jay won't allow it.
Titus not doing much here.
Titus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jay for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titus throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Titus backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Titus manages to avoid it all.
Titus misses with a leg kick.
Jay unleashes a big counter combination but Titus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Titus cracks Jay with a good jab.
Titus lands a body shot.
Baba Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Titus.
Titus lands with a right hand.
Titus has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus breaks the clinch.
Jay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Titus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Jay moves out of range as Titus strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Jay. Those never looked like landing.
Titus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titus digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Baba Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Titus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Titus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Dawg (ranked 3179 p4p, 6737 weight class) and Himbade Zindano (ranked 403 p4p, 669 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bad Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Himbade Zindano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dawg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawg throws a shot from downtown. Zindano moves away and avoids it.
Zindano dives in for a single leg takedown but Dawg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zindano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zindano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zindano scores with a one two! Dawg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dawg throws a series of punches but Zindano avoids them all with ease.
Zindano misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawg counters with a nice body shot.
Bad Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Himbade Zindano.
Zindano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dawg counters with a nice uppercut.
Zindano is looking to clinch but Dawg is avoiding it.
Zindano moves forwards but Dawg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg misses with a few strikes there.
Dawg lunges at Zindano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zindano's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zindano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawg avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawg throws a jab but it's blocked by Zindano.
Dawg scores with a body shot.
Zindano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dawg is looking to counter punch.
Dawg connects with a body shot.
Dawg lands with a hook. Zindano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zindano shoots and misses
and Dawg counters with a nice body shot.
Zindano looks winded!
Zindano ducks under a wild hook from Dawg.
Dawg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zindano is rocked!
Zindano gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dawg gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Dawg!
Bad Dawg tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnston (ranked 24729 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Hotrod Sizemore (ranked 791 p4p, 617 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Same Old War. Charlie Johnston 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hotrod Sizemore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Sizemore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sizemore was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston lands with an uppercut that bounces Sizemore off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sizemore lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sizemore blocks the body kick.
Sizemore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sizemore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sizemore pushes Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling him.
Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston throws a head kick but Sizemore moves out of range.
Johnston throws a head kick but Sizemore moves out of range.
Charlie Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston thows a leg kick but Sizemore checks it
and Sizemore counters with a three punch combo that has Johnston backing up. Johnston nods at Sizemore to acknowledge the strikes.
Sizemore moves out of range of the body kick.
Sizemore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Sizemore is looking for the big counter here.
Sizemore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Sizemore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Sizemore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston letting Sizemore take a breather here.
Sizemore is leaning against Johnston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sizemore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnston's defenses.
Sizemore lands an uppercut.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizemore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sizemore has Johnston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sizemore looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston connects with the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sizemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Sizemore avoiding damage.
Sizemore breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore avoids the head kick by Johnston.
Sizemore tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
Johnston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sizemore instigates a clinch.
Sizemore lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sizemore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown.
Charlie Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotrod Sizemore.
Sizemore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnston up against the cage.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hotrod Sizemore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sizemore connects with a high kick.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses
and Sizemore counters with a nice body kick.
Sizemore avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sizemore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Sizemore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hotrod Sizemore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Sizemore moves out of range.
Sizemore moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Both fighters circling a little - Sizemore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is looking to break free of the clinch but Sizemore has double underhooks.
Sizemore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Johnston takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.
Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
Sizemore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnston looking for a takedown.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore leaning against his opponent.
Sizemore is struggling to control the position.
Sizemore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Johnston takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore throws a series of strikes that have Johnston backpedaling.
Johnston is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sizemore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sizemore landing knees to the body.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sizemore throws a front kick that sends Johnston stumbling back into the cage.
Sizemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hotrod Sizemore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sizemore.
Sizemore stalling against the cage.
Sizemore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Sizemore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an elbow but it misses.
Sizemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
As Johnston backs off Sizemore throws a huge counter combo but Johnston manages to avoid it all.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sizemore - the referee stops the clock and Johnston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sizemore. Johnston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sizemore lands a knee to the body.
Sizemore stalling the fight.
Sizemore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnston's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sizemore.
Sizemore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sizemore connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hotrod Sizemore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sizemore avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sizemore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sizemore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sizemore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sizemore clinches with his opponent.
Johnston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sizemore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sizemore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sizemore!
Sizemore staying out of range there.
Sizemore unleashes a big counter combination but Johnston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Sizemore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sizemore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sizemore circles away quickly and effectively.
Sizemore clinches with his opponent.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Johnston.
Sloppy strikes from Sizemore. Those never looked like landing.
Sizemore gets a clinch.
Johnston tries to circle away but Sizemore has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands an uppercut.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Sizemore lands with a right to the head.
Sizemore lands an elbow just above Johnston 's eye.
Sizemore leaning against his opponent.
Sizemore breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
Sizemore misses with a knee to the head.
Sizemore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
Johnston can't break the clinch.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Johnston tries to keep at a distance but Sizemore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sizemore slowing the pace effectively.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sizemore scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Sizemore moves away and avoids it.
Hotrod Sizemore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sizemore clinches with his opponent.
Sizemore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sizemore forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sizemore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to force a seperation but Sizemore has the dominant position.
Sizemore can't get the takedown.
Charlie Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sizemore breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hotrod Sizemore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sizemore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hotrod Sizemore!
The defeated Charlie Johnston had this to say: 'This changes nothing! I will become champion one day, and everyone here will be very sorry!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between F00K DaOpps (ranked 3714 p4p, 6294 weight class) and Mucak Shanikov (ranked 501 p4p, 715 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, F00K DaOpps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mucak Shanikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaOpps blocks a head kick by Shanikov.
DaOpps closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shanikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DaOpps is defending well for now.
DaOpps tries to pull guard but Shanikov holds him up against the cage and eventually DaOpps drops back down to his feet.
DaOpps tries to pull guard but Shanikov won't allow it.
DaOpps tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shanikov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for F00K DaOpps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DaOpps gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DaOpps is trying to pull guard but Shanikov has him pressed against the cage.
DaOpps pulls guard effortlessly.
Shanikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DaOpps swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of DaOpps is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DaOpps has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shanikov doesn't defend quickly enough and DaOpps has managed to lock this one up! Can Shanikov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to DaOpps on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). F00K DaOpps!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing OG (ranked 3620 p4p, 3370 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 456 p4p, 427 weight class). Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing OG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by OG there.
Ruthlessness has closed the distance and engaged OG in a clinch.
OG blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OG blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruthlessness lands with a light punch inside.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness lands a body punch.
OG lands with a light punch inside.
Ruthlessness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruthlessness is trying to trip OG. He has hold of a leg but OG is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ruthlessness persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthlessness throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruthlessness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruthlessness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruthlessness pushing down on OG's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthlessness is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruthlessness thows a huge punch but OG dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throwing shots but OG is blocking nicely.
OG keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
OG blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthlessness.
OG is breathing heavily.
Ruthlessness lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ruthlessness thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OG has hold of Ruthlessness's hands but Ruthlessness slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruthlessness drops an elbow to the side of OG's head.
Ruthlessness lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OG's head.
Ground and pound from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OG on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OG tries to get out of the position.
Ruthlessness lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruthlessness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruthlessness connects with a nice short shot to OG's temple.
Ruthlessness scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthlessness slows the pace down in half guard.
Ruthlessness working OG over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruthlessness scoring with strikes to the body and head.
OG is rocked!
Ruthlessness lands a big elbow - OG is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ruthlessness!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Ruthlessness!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Ruthlessness thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Neidlinger (ranked 6255 p4p, 6210 weight class) and Ikar Turrik (ranked 666 p4p, 664 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Neidlinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ikar Turrik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turrik shoots in for a takedown but Neidlinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Neidlinger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crunch! Neidlinger slams his shin into Turrik's torso.
Neidlinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turrik fails with the takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turrik is looking to stand up but Neidlinger isn't so interested in that idea.
Turrik trying to keep a closed guard but Neidlinger is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turrik looking for a sweep. Not yet Turrik, not yet.
Neidlinger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turrik's guard.
Turrik is trying to stand up here but Neidlinger is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turrik trying to control from the bottom.
Neidlinger postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Turrik to stand up.
Turrik is looking to clinch.
Turrik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neidlinger pinned against the cage. Neidlinger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben Neidlinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikar Turrik.
Turrik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neidlinger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Neidlinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neidlinger.
Turrik tries to clinch
and Neidlinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Neidlinger.
Neidlinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Turrik tries to counter it with a takedown but Neidlinger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ikar Turrik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Neidlinger.
Neidlinger darts in and clinches Turrik up against the cage.
Neidlinger breaks the clinch.
Turrik manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Neidlinger on his heels. He'll look to pass Neidlinger's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neidlinger is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Turrik presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Turrik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidlinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neidlinger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Neidlinger counters with a series of strikes. Turrik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turrik shoots in for a takedown but Neidlinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turrik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turrik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neidlinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turrik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Neidlinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turrik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neidlinger as he jumps to the side.
Neidlinger drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turrik sprawls and moves away.
Turrik looks winded!
Neidlinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neidlinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neidlinger clinches.
Neidlinger breaks from the clinch.
Turrik moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turrik misses with a punch to the body.
Neidlinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben Neidlinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turrik throws a sloppy head kick
and Neidlinger counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Neidlinger dominated that round.
That's time! Neidlinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turrik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turrik motions for Neidlinger to come forward. Turrik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Neidlinger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Neidlinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Turrik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turrik gets tackled into the cage by Neidlinger. Neidlinger maintains the clinch.
Neidlinger breaks from the clinch.
Turrik has his takedown stuffed
and Neidlinger counters with a left and a right that stings Turrik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turrik misses with a takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a series of strikes. Turrik will be more careful next time no doubt.
That kick from Neidlinger tenderised Turrik's leg. Turrik is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turrik.
Ben Neidlinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikar Turrik.
A nice combination there by Neidlinger.
Neidlinger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turrik tries to clinch
and Neidlinger counters with a three punch combo that has Turrik backing up. Turrik nods at Neidlinger to acknowledge the strikes.
Turrik wants to clinch up but Neidlinger keeps it at a distance.
Turrik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turrik has Neidlinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Neidlinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turrik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neidlinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turrik can do to turn this around?
Turrik fails with the takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turrik is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turrik or perhaps it was just good defense by Neidlinger, which made it look bad.
Neidlinger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neidlinger.
Turrik gets a clinch.
Turrik breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turrik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neidlinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turrik tries to keep at a distance but Neidlinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neidlinger breaks from the clinch.
Turrik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neidlinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neidlinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turrik is looking to clinch.
Turrik tries to clinch
and Neidlinger counters with a one-two to the body.
Neidlinger is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidlinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turrik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turrik takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turrik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neidlinger scores with a leg kick.
Turrik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turrik tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Neidlinger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Neidlinger.
Turrik fails with a takedown attempt.
Turrik moves in looking to clinch but Neidlinger pushes him off.
Turrik tries a low kick but Neidlinger avoids it.
Turrik misses with a hook to the body
and Neidlinger counters with a left and a right that stings Turrik.
Neidlinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turrik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neidlinger.
A head kick from Neidlinger lands but Turrik takes it in his stride.
Turrik takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidlinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turrik.
Neidlinger is pressed up against the cage. Turrik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neidlinger down to the mat. Neidlinger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turrik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Turrik looks to move away, Neidlinger throws a big counter combo but Turrik just gets out of the way.
Ben Neidlinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikar Turrik.
Turrik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neidlinger throws a head kick but Turrik moves out of range.
Neidlinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neidlinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neidlinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turrik drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neidlinger defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Neidlinger as Turrik shoots in.
Neidlinger is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neidlinger. That's going to slow Turrik down.
Neidlinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neidlinger takes the fight into the clinch.
Neidlinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turrik tries for a takedown but Neidlinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neidlinger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turrik. That did some damage!
Ben Neidlinger is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neidlinger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neidlinger.
Turrik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neidlinger is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turrik with a poor takedown
and Neidlinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turrik shoots in looking for a takedown but Neidlinger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turrik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Neidlinger is looking for a counter combo.
Turrik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neidlinger swivels and escapes.
Neidlinger closes the distance and clinches.
Neidlinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neidlinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neidlinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neidlinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turrik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neidlinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Neidlinger. Those never looked like landing.
Turrik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Neidlinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turrik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neidlinger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turrik has his takedown stuffed
and Neidlinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Neidlinger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turrik moves into the clinch.
Ikar Turrik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Neidlinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turrik tries to throw a body punch but Neidlinger avoids it by throwing Turrik back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Neidlinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neidlinger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Neidlinger!
Ben Neidlinger bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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