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SYN 947 Abner vs. Aorigele PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domenico Mazziotti (ranked 1128 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 162 p4p, 215 weight class). Mazziotti comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the party - Pop Smoke. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Domenico Mazziotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazziotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazziotti slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazziotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Mazziotti moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti wants to slow Mazziotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mazziotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Mazziotti punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Mazziotti circles away.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazziotti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Mazziotti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedetti thows a leg kick but Mazziotti checks it
and Mazziotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazziotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Mazziotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mazziotti blocks the low kick.
Mazziotti walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Mazziotti moved out of range nicely.
Mazziotti takes one to the chin there.
Mazziotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mazziotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mazziotti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mazziotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazziotti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti takes one to the side of the head.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Mazziotti.
Benedetti with a jab.
Mazziotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Benedetti lands a jab to Mazziotti's midsection.
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
Mazziotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Mazziotti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Mazziotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Mazziotti stumbling back into the cage.
Mazziotti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Mazziotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Mazziotti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Mazziotti's head.
Benedetti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mazziotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Mazziotti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazziotti looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti punishes Mazziotti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.
Mazziotti takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazziotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mazziotti misses the target.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazziotti. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Mazziotti. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Mazziotti.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mazziotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazziotti misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Mazziotti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mazziotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Mazziotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazziotti tries to avoid it.
Mazziotti misses with the combination.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Mazziotti with an uppercut!
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazziotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazziotti moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazziotti circles away.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Mazziotti avoids them all with ease.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Mazziotti throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Mazziotti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Mazziotti blocks it.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mazziotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Domenico Mazziotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mazziotti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benedetti backs up against the cage.
Mazziotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Mazziotti does no damage.
Mazziotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazziotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mazziotti closes the distance but Benedetti moves to the side
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mazziotti's head.
Mazziotti takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazziotti moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
Mazziotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Mazziotti.
Benedetti scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazziotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Mazziotti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Mazziotti digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti tries to work over Mazziotti's front leg with a kick but Mazziotti checks it.
Mazziotti blocks a leg kick.
Mazziotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Mazziotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazziotti throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Mazziotti misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazziotti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Mazziotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mazziotti counters with a three punch combo that has Benedetti backing up. Benedetti nods at Mazziotti to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazziotti throws a combination that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Domenico Mazziotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mazziotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazziotti. That did some damage!
Mazziotti motions for Benedetti to come forward. Mazziotti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazziotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mazziotti, as that shot connected.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazziotti misses with a two punch combination.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazziotti blocks a low kick nicely.
Mazziotti throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a lazy body kick
and Mazziotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazziotti. That did some damage!
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mazziotti takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mazziotti staying out of range there.
Mazziotti is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazziotti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Mazziotti was not able to check.
Benedetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Mazziotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazziotti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Mazziotti misses with a few strikes there.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazziotti.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Mazziotti's defenses.
Mazziotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Mazziotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazziotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mazziotti misses.
Mazziotti misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Benedetti as he connects with a hook.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Mazziotti down.
Benedetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Mazziotti looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazziotti slips under a jab.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazziotti looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mazziotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Mazziotti circles away.
Mazziotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazziotti closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Mazziotti throws a combination. Benedetti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mazziotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mazziotti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazziotti doesn't seem bothered though.
Mazziotti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazziotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Mazziotti.
Benedetti cracks Mazziotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazziotti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti cracks Mazziotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mazziotti's head.
Benedetti delivers a nice body kick.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Mazziotti is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mazziotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Mazziotti throws a combination. Benedetti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benedetti throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Mazziotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti lands with a kick to the temple. Mazziotti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mazziotti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Mazziotti.
Mazziotti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mazziotti throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Mazziotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy body kick from Benedetti
and Mazziotti counters with a nice body shot.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Mazziotti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
Benedetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazziotti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mazziotti tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Mazziotti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mazziotti throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mazziotti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mazziotti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazziotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazziotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti gets tackled into the cage by Mazziotti. Mazziotti maintains the clinch.
Mazziotti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Mazziotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mazziotti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazziotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Mazziotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazziotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Mazziotti misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Mazziotti lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Mazziotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Mazziotti's shoulder, as Mazziotti tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazziotti throws a right and a left that Benedetti avoids nicely.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
Benedetti cracks Mazziotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazziotti walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Mazziotti slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
Mazziotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
A very excited looking Rafael Benedetti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 191 p4p, 369 weight class) and James King (ranked 22 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it this time.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A short left from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez working aggressively here.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurgensen Sanchez controls his hands.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks with his arms.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jurgensen Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King takes a shot to the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a knee strike.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King blocking some punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A short uppercut from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
A knee to the head by King.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King blocks a body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jurgensen Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jurgensen Sanchez's face.
 It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the head strike.
King misses with a knee strike.
Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurgensen Sanchez backwards.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
King missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
King misses with a body punch.
Jurgensen Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocks an elbow strike.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a right hand.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the head strike.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jurgensen Sanchez is defending well for now.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four 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!
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
King looks winded!
King looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez is blocking nicely.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks with his arms.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jurgensen Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Jurgensen Sanchez controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jurgensen Sanchez.
King misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from King.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
King tries to land a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
It appears Jurgensen Sanchez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
King looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
We've been told by Jurgensen Sanchez's head coaches at BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King wants to counter the offense by Jurgensen Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
Jurgensen Sanchez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jurgensen Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Jurgensen Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
King misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and King counters by clinching up.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King lands a knee to the body.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King blocks an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King tries a knee to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez is blocking nicely.
King is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Jurgensen Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jurgensen Sanchez pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurgensen Sanchez.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a body shot from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King missing with knees to the body.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez working aggressively here.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgensen Sanchez is blocking nicely.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
King blocks an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Jurgensen Sanchez.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jurgensen Sanchez.
 King is rocked!
Jurgensen Sanchez dips a shoulder and cracks King with a mighty uppercut! King falls back against the cage and Jurgensen Sanchez unloads with a barrage of strikes! King is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jurgensen Sanchez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nig Nig (ranked 373 p4p, 866 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 59 p4p, 132 weight class). Nig kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Psycho by Beasts of Bourbon. Hallbjornsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Herr Mannelig. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for 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 27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Nig Nig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Nig Nig has been cut.
Hallbjornsson misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nig misses the target.
Nig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nig scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nig has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hallbjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nig throwing a counter right hand but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nig swings widly with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nig really felt that one!
Hallbjornsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hallbjornsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Nig appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hallbjornsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hallbjornsson slips a jab from Nig.
Hallbjornsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hallbjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallbjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Nig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nig works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Hallbjornsson.
Nig takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hallbjornsson cracks Nig with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nig throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nig's knee momentarily.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Nig tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Nig was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hallbjornsson.
Nig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hallbjornsson throws a wild body kick that Nig sees coming a mile off.
Nig is looking for a counter combo.
Nig ducks under a wild hook from Hallbjornsson.
Nig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallbjornsson.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson thuds his right hand into Nig's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Hallbjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson digs a good body shot into Nig's ribs.
Nig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallbjornsson misses the target.
Nig needs to keep his hands up - Hallbjornsson had a free shot at his head there.
Nig misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a low kick, right behind Nig 's knee.
Nig ducks under a wild hook from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nig Nig's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallbjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallbjornsson slips under a jab from Nig.
Hallbjornsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nig with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nig might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nig throws a hook to the side of Hallbjornsson's head but Hallbjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nig blocks a head kick by Hallbjornsson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hallbjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nig.
It looked like Nig was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hallbjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy body kick
and Nig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hallbjornsson misses with a kick to the body.
Hallbjornsson cracks Nig with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Nig moves out of range.
Nig lands a jab.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nig tried to score with a low kick but Hallbjornsson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nig throws a leg kick but Hallbjornsson moved away.
Nig throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nig's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hallbjornsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nig scrambles back to his feet.
Nig connects with a single shot there.
Nig throws a leg kick
and Hallbjornsson counters with a head kick that drops Nig to the mat! Nig scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Nig is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nig.
Oh Nig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hallbjornsson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Nig - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hallbjornsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adils Hallbjornsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Adils Hallbjornsson 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 Shaquan Woods (ranked 294 p4p, 437 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 36 p4p, 54 weight class). Shaquan Woods had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov cracks Woods with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Woods wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrov - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrov. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods checks a low kick from Petrov.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Woods was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrov 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 Woods has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woods and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Woods has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just a bunch of gays in the buildup to the fight.
Petrov throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Woods uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods moves out of range as Petrov throws a body kick.
Woods tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Woods is predictable there
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods misses with a hook
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods cracks Petrov with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Petrov moves out of range as Woods strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods staying out of range there.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Petrov swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Woods throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Woods.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov moves out of range as Woods strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woods 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 Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Woods 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Vasil Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Woods might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Woods looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with the body kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov with a jab.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woods doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Shaquan Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woods's sensitive parts.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Woods down.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Woods sizes up Petrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Woods counters with a left and a right that stings Petrov.
Petrov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Petrov swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
That kick from Woods tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woods attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrov - that will leave a mark!
Petrov lands a jab.
Shaquan Woods's cut is getting worse.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Woods with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woods takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Woods's leg. Woods is trying to keep his angry face on.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Woods's belly button to the back.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Petrov.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Woods is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Woods blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Woods explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
A big left from Woods misses.
Petrov feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Woods throws a big counter combination but Petrov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Woods lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woods scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Vasil Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasil Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasil Petrov!
A very excited looking Vasil Petrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 443 p4p, 609 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 30 p4p, 38 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd connects with a looping right hand.
Kidd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Branko's sensitive parts.
Branko fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Branko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kidd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branko attempts a counter takedown but Kidd avoids it well and moves away.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Branko's shoulder, as Branko tries to avoid the shot.
Branko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kidd sprawls and moves away.
Branko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kidd defends well and Branko ends up having to push Kidd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kidd effectively controlling the action here.
Branko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kidd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Branko won't allow Kidd to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Branko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kidd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kidd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kidd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Branko keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Branko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Branko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kidd is one step ahead there.
Kidd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Branko looking for a triangle here. Kidd is fighting it but it looks tight! Branko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kidd is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Davdio Branko!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutvonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kutvonen misses the jab.
Kutvonen looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Kutvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kutvonen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Liu tests Kutvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kutvonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Kutvonen tries to counter it with a takedown but Liu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liu throws a hook but Kutvonen avoids it easily.
Kutvonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Kutvonen moves away and avoids it.
Kutvonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Kutvonen moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Kutvonen gets a double leg takedown into Liu's guard.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutvonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu has momentary wrist control but Kutvonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Kutvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kutvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kutvonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutvonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kutvonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kutvonen postures up and lands a big shot to Liu's brow.
Kutvonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throwing strikes but missing.
Kutvonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kutvonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Liu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kutvonen on the ground.
Kutvonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
so Kutvonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kutvonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kutvonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Kutvonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kutvonen distracts Liu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kutvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kutvonen trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kutvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kutvonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Liu pushes Kutvonen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Kutvonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liu backs up against the cage.
Liu 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.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Balagot Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutvonen lands with a right hand.
Kutvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Kutvonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Liu with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutvonen.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Kutvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kutvonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Kutvonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
Liu lands an overhand right.
A big left from Liu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutvonen lands a jab to the nose.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Liu.
Kutvonen misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen lands with a shot to the body.
Kutvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Kutvonen.
Liu throws a right hand that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Liu is retaining full guard.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kutvonen trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Kutvonen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Liu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Liu.
Kutvonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Liu back to the cage. Kutvonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutvonen is just out of range.
Kutvonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kutvonen slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kutvonen lands an overhand right.
Liu throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kutvonen is out of range.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kutvonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kutvonen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu moves out of range as Kutvonen strikes.
Kutvonen takes one to the side of the head.
Kutvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Liu kicks Kutvonen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws a body punch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Liu - just one landing.
Kutvonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liu is fending him off so far but Kutvonen persists. Nope, Liu circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutvonen scores with a jab.
Kutvonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu scores with a decent looking hook.
Kutvonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Kutvonen saw that one coming.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Kutvonen.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kutvonen throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
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.
Liu tests Kutvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutvonen throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutvonen misses the target.
Liu throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kutvonen.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kutvonen.
Kutvonen with the counter takedown but Liu avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Kutvonen misses its intended target.
Kutvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Kutvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Kutvonen defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutvonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kutvonen trying to control the position but Liu is working away.
Kutvonen throws an elbow but Liu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kutvonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kutvonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kutvonen cracks Liu with a big elbow.
Liu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Liu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kutvonen in side control, throwing shots but Liu defends.
Liu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kutvonen connects with a decent elbow.
Kutvonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kutvonen looks up at the clock and then as Liu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kutvonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kutvonen wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Kutvonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kutvonen working the head with strikes.
Kutvonen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kutvonen lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Kutvonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kutvonen trying to control the position but Liu is working away.
Kutvonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Liu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutvonen.
Kutvonen cracks Liu with a big right hand but Liu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen working the strikes but Liu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kutvonen trying to control from Liu's half guard. Liu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kutvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Kutvonen with a nice head shot there.
Lusmu Kutvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kutvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Kutvonen from controlling successfully.
Kutvonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kutvonen misses with a wild body shot.
Kutvonen works over Liu's head and body with a nice combination.
Kutvonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Liu kicks Kutvonen off and gets back to his feet.
Kutvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Kutvonen misses with a combination
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Liu should have avoided that one.
Kutvonen throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
Liu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kutvonen's hands.
Kutvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kutvonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kutvonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Kutvonen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kutvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Liu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a strike but Liu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kutvonen lands a couple of digs.
Kutvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kutvonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kutvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kutvonen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Liu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Liu is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liu throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Kutvonen cracks Liu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu cracks Kutvonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kutvonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu delivers a nice body kick.
Kutvonen scores with a body shot.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liu throws a shot to the body.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Kutvonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liu pushes Kutvonen off and gets back to his feet.
Kutvonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Kutvonen misses.
Liu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kutvonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liu dodges the punch combination from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu lands with an overhand left.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutvonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutvonen misses the target.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kutvonen scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Kutvonen.
Liu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kutvonen slips under a jab from Liu.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kutvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Kutvonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Liu defends it well.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Kutvonen counters with a nice body shot.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Kutvonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Liu cracks Kutvonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kutvonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu lands a head shot.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Kutvonen moved out of range nicely.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Kutvonen.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu checks a low kick from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kutvonen blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Kutvonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kutvonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick but Liu moved away.
Liu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kutvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liu circles away quickly and effectively.
Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Liu.
Kutvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Kutvonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liu as he avoids it easily.
Liu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu lands with an overhand left.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutvonen slips under a jab.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kutvonen.
Kutvonen moves away from the strike by Liu.
Liu gets tackled into the cage by Kutvonen. Kutvonen maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen blocking some punches.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kutvonen has him pressed against the cage.
Kutvonen misses with a punch to the body.
Kutvonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu working aggressively here.
Kutvonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liu lands a shoulder strike.
Liu misses with some punches.
Kutvonen wants a takedown.
Kutvonen taking a breather.
Liu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liu as Kutvonen tries to tie him up.
Kutvonen has clasped his hands together around Liu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Kutvonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is not content to let Kutvonen control the position.
Kutvonen working the head with strikes.
Kutvonen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Liu defending against the ground and pound.
Kutvonen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kutvonen is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kutvonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kutvonen is chipping away with strikes.
Kutvonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Liu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kutvonen is controlling him well.
Liu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kutvonen working the ground and pound.
Lusmu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kutvonen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Let's hope that Kutvonen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Balagot Liu.
I think Kutvonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lusmu Kutvonen!
An out of breath Lusmu Kutvonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 137 p4p, 173 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 18 p4p, 22 weight class). Manny Tavares has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Moore.
It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Moore throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
It seemed like Tavares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Tavares steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Tavares.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavares cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tavares on the side of the head.
Tavares tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Tavares.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore misses with a hook
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares lands a nice looking body kick.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Jab by Moore.
Moore lunges at Tavares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavares's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
Moore throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tavares checks it well.
Tavares counters with a body kick.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares throws out a powerful jab.
Moore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tavares to score with a decent uppercut.
Angelo Moore's cut is getting worse.
Tavares scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Tavares misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tavares misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Moore.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavares throws a wild hook but Moore just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Tavares gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Moore raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Moore!
A relieved looking Angelo Moore 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deon Big Daddy (ranked 251 p4p, 289 weight class) and Crusty Bigg (ranked 36 p4p, 41 weight class). Big Daddy 's entrance music is Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator. A fine choice. Bigg has chosen Rocky Top as his entrance music. Deon Big Daddy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crusty Bigg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Big Daddy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crusty Bigg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Daddy .
Big Daddy is looking to counter punch.
Bigg misses with a head kick.
Bigg keeps Big Daddy at a distance using the push kick.
Bigg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Daddy .
Bigg misses with a looping right.
Bigg lands with a nice body punch.
Bigg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Big Daddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Bigg there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bigg. Big Daddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bigg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Big Daddy .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg misses with an uppercut
and Bigg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bigg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bigg looks to throw a body kick
and Big Daddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Big Daddy misses with a low kick.
Bigg motions for Big Daddy to come forward. Bigg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Big Daddy looks to throw the jab but Bigg is out of range.
Bigg throws a push kick but Big Daddy slaps the foot to one side.
Big Daddy connects with a body shot that sends Bigg's belly button to the back.
Bigg misses the shot to the body.
And Big Daddy counters with a quick kick to the body but Bigg blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg throws a right hand that misses
and Big Daddy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Big Daddy .
Big Daddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bigg thinks about the counter body kick.
Big Daddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Deon Big Daddy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Bigg has knocked Big Daddy down with a huge combo! Bigg steps away and waves a wobbly Big Daddy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Big Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigg.
Bigg throws a sloppy head kick and Big Daddy moves out of range easily.
Big Daddy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bigg throws a body kick that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Big Daddy . Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bigg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Big Daddy misses with a head kick.
Bigg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bigg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Big Daddy is breathing heavily.
Bigg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big Daddy wants to clinch up but Bigg keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bigg.
Big Daddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy moves out of range as Bigg throws a body kick.
Big Daddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bigg blocks an uppercut.
Big Daddy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bigg backwards.
Big Daddy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bigg tries to break free but Big Daddy pushes him back against the cage.
Bigg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Daddy breaks from the clinch.
Bigg looks to land a combination but Big Daddy avoids it well.
Big Daddy forces Bigg back against the cage and clinches.
Bigg tries to work over Big Daddy 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bigg scores with a shot to the side of Big Daddy 's head.
Bigg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Daddy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bigg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Bigg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Big Daddy 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bigg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Big Daddy throws a looping overhand right but Bigg ducks down to avoid it.
Bigg steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bigg misses with a left hand
and Big Daddy counters with a three punch combo that has Bigg backing up. Bigg nods at Big Daddy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Big Daddy in his tracks.
Bigg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Big Daddy .
Bigg misses with a hook
and Big Daddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Big Daddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bigg tries a head kick but it misses.
Bigg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy throws a low kick but Bigg moves out of range easily.
Big Daddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bigg doesn't seem bothered though.
Bigg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Big Daddy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Big Daddy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Big Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigg.
Big Daddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Bigg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bigg digs a good body shot into Big Daddy 's ribs.
Big Daddy avoids the body shot from Bigg.
Big Daddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Big Daddy .
Crusty Bigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Daddy misses with a body shot.
Big Daddy swings for the body but Bigg moves out of range.
And Bigg responds with a good body kick, but Big Daddy manages to step out the way in time.
Bigg throws a lazy uppercut
and Big Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Daddy misses with a low kick.
Bigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Big Daddy is looking to clinch but Bigg is avoiding it.
Big Daddy misses with a hook. Bigg ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Big Daddy tenderised Bigg's leg. Bigg is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg looks to land a body kick but Big Daddy moved away.
Big Daddy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Bigg misses.
Big Daddy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bigg throws a sloppy head kick and Big Daddy moves out of range easily.
Bigg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big Daddy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bigg throws a looping overhand right but Big Daddy ducks down to avoid it.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Daddy misses with a looping left.
Bigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy avoids the head kick by Bigg.
Bigg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big Daddy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Big Daddy is looking to clinch.
Bigg flicks out a counter leg kick but Big Daddy steps away.
Bigg misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Bigg both land. Nice combination.
Big Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
Big Daddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bigg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Big Daddy tries to clinch there but Bigg circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Crusty Bigg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Deon Big Daddy 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bigg misses the shot to the body.
Bigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Daddy moves away.
Bigg throws a sloppy head kick and Big Daddy moves out of range easily.
Big Daddy blocks a jab.
Big Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
Bigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bigg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Bigg tenderised Big Daddy 's leg. Big Daddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Big Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Daddy walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Big Daddy .
Big Daddy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bigg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Big Daddy is out of range.
Big Daddy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Big Daddy moves out of range of the body kick from Bigg.
Bigg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigg ducks under a wild hook from Big Daddy .
A nice leg kick from Big Daddy , right into the meat of the thigh.
Bigg misses with a jab to the body
and Big Daddy counters with a one-two to the body.
Big Daddy lands a big head kick that sends Bigg tumbling to the mat! Big Daddy takes a step backwards and waves Bigg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bigg is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigg looks for the body kick but Big Daddy saw that one coming.
Bigg is still on wobbly legs! Can Big Daddy finish him?
Bigg moves out of range of the body kick.
Bigg seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg throws the kick towards the body but Big Daddy avoids it.
Crusty Bigg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Big Daddy checks a leg kick.
Big Daddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bigg counters with a nice uppercut.
Bigg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Big Daddy .
Bigg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Big Daddy .
Bigg checks a leg kick.
Bigg throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Daddy .
Big Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bigg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg is looking to land body kicks.
Bigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bigg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bigg scores with a nice body kick.
Bigg lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big Daddy throws a push kick but Bigg slaps the foot to one side.
Bigg throws a body kick that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a good low kick that Bigg was not able to check.
Big Daddy throws a front kick aimed at Bigg's knee but Bigg avoids it well.
Bigg scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bigg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Big Daddy is able to avoid easily.
Big Daddy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bigg avoids it.
Bigg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bigg feints and then cracks Big Daddy 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big Daddy down.
Bigg thuds his right hand into Big Daddy 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bigg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Daddy wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bigg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Crusty Bigg just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Deon Big Daddy 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Daddy moves away.
Bigg throws a lazy uppercut
and Big Daddy counters with a low kick, right behind Bigg 's knee.
Big Daddy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bigg takes one on the button.
Bigg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bigg misses with a body punch
enabling Big Daddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Daddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bigg to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Daddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigg.
Bigg keeps Big Daddy at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bigg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bigg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Bigg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bigg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Big Daddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bigg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Big Daddy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Daddy moves away.
Big Daddy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Big Daddy .
Bigg throws an off balance right hand
enabling Big Daddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bigg keeps Big Daddy at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Bigg misses.
Big Daddy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick from Bigg, right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Daddy moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
Bigg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Big Daddy throwing a counter right hand but Bigg manages to avoid it.
Bigg throws the kick towards the body but Big Daddy avoids it.
Big Daddy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bigg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Daddy manages to avoid it.
Bigg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bigg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Big Daddy looks to land a body kick but Bigg moved away.
Big Daddy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Daddy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy misses with a head kick.
Bigg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Bigg lands but Big Daddy takes it in his stride.
Bigg connects with a solid leg kick.
Bigg misses with the body kick
and Big Daddy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Big Daddy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a straight right hand.
Big Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Bigg dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Deon Big Daddy 's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Bigg.
Big Daddy throws a push kick but Bigg slaps the foot to one side.
Big Daddy is looking to clinch but Bigg is avoiding it.
Bigg throws out a loose jab but Big Daddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Daddy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bigg can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Big Daddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg misses with a low kick.
Bigg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy wants to clinch.
Big Daddy lands with a cross.
Bigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Daddy is just out of range.
Deon Big Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy moves out of range of the body kick from Bigg.
Bigg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bigg throws the left hand but Big Daddy avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Big Daddy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bigg.
Big Daddy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bigg misses.
Bigg throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bigg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Big Daddy blocks the leg kick.
Bigg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bigg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Big Daddy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bigg. Big Daddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bigg cracks Big Daddy with a good jab.
Big Daddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bigg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bigg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jab from Bigg.
Big Daddy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crusty Bigg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigg scores with a hook to the body. Big Daddy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Big Daddy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bigg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigg lands with a hook. Big Daddy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Big Daddy .
Bigg throws a combination that misses
and Big Daddy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big Daddy throws a hook but Bigg avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bigg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Big Daddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Bigg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bigg 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Bigg!
Our winner, Crusty Bigg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Brown (ranked 64 p4p, 136 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 10 p4p, 24 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoost lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Hoost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost misses with a body shot.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoost's head.
Hoost delivers a nice body kick.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoost - that will leave a mark!
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoost. That's going to slow Brown down.
Hoost comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoost finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clarence Hoost!
A very excited looking Clarence Hoost made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 120 p4p, 146 weight class) and Panda Aorigele (ranked 18 p4p, 26 weight class). Aorigele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Aorigele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aorigele with a jab.
It looks like Beau Abner has been cut.
Abner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Abner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aorigele.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aorigele lands a lovely overhand right.
Abner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aorigele on the side of the head.
It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abner with a nice calf kick.
Abner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aorigele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abner swings for the body but Aorigele moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abner works Aorigele's body with a nice hook.
Aorigele looks winded!
Aorigele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aorigele avoids the head kick by Abner.
A nice side step and Aorigele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aorigele throws a poor cross that misses
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Abner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abner is looking to slow Aorigele down with leg kicks.
Aorigele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Aorigele throws a lazy uppercut
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Aorigele misses with a straight right.
Abner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aorigele.
Aorigele avoids the body shot from Abner.
As Abner backs off Aorigele throws a huge counter combo but Abner manages to avoid it all.
Abner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aorigele.
Abner cracks Aorigele on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Aorigele falls backwards against the cage. Abner follows up with more strikes that drop Aorigele to his knees. Abner keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Aorigele! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beau Abner!
During a confident post fight interview, Beau Abner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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