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CMMA 150 Abner v Hallbjornsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 23746 p4p, 23277 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 295 p4p, 293 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahram Sheikhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Violent Femme!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Femme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sheikhan on the side of the head.
Sheikhan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Femme takes a swing at Sheikhan's ribcage but misses.
Sheikhan moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Sheikhan staying out of range there.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Femme scores with a decent looking hook.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Femme lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Femme finds it's target.
Femme misses with a hook. Sheikhan ducked under it nicely.
Sheikhan misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Sheikhan misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheikhan.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Sheikhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheikhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Femme on the side of the head.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Sheikhan moved out of range nicely.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Sheikhan slips the punch.
Sheikhan slips a straight right by Femme.
Femme avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme throws a hook but Sheikhan avoids it easily.
Femme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheikhan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheikhan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheikhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Femme scores with the left hand. Sheikhan knows he should have avoided that one.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheikhan.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Sheikhan is looking for a counter combo.
Femme slips under a jab from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Good work by Femme as he checks the leg kick.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Sheikhan moved out of range.
Sheikhan throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Sheikhan slips a jab from Femme.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Sheikhan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Femme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheikhan. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
Sheikhan moves away from the strike by Femme.
Sheikhan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheikhan tries to counter by clinching up but Femme breaks away and moves out of range.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Sheikhan's head but Sheikhan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheikhan throwing a counter right hand but Femme manages to avoid it.
Sheikhan is looking to slow Femme down with leg kicks.
Sheikhan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sheikhan misses its intended target.
Sheikhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Sheikhan misses.
A jab from Femme does it's job there.
Femme scores with a jab to the body.
Sheikhan ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Sheikhan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sheikhan lands with a right hand.
Sheikhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheikhan.
Femme lands a slapping body shot.
Femme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sheikhan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Femme blocks a head kick by Sheikhan.
Femme connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan throws a good cross that connects.
Sheikhan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sheikhan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme misses with a straight left.
Femme lands a lovely overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Femme crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sheikhan - the referee stops the clock and Femme gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sheikhan. Femme manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheikhan ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Sheikhan moved out of range nicely.
Sheikhan misses with the combination.
Femme throws out a counter right but Sheikhan avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Femme.
Femme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Femme is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Femme.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Femme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheikhan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Femme throws the left hand but Sheikhan avoids the punch easily.
Sheikhan has managed to clinch.
Femme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Femme throws the left hand but Sheikhan avoids the punch easily.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheikhan misses with a double jab.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Sheikhan slips the punch.
Sheikhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it.
Sheikhan lands with a nice combination. Femme backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Femme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Femme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Femme jabs Sheikhan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sheikhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Sheikhan moved out of range nicely.
Sheikhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Sheikhan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sheikhan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Femme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheikhan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sheikhan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheikhan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheikhan 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.
Femme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Sheikhan.
Femme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Femme swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheikhan.
Femme throws a hook but Sheikhan blocks it.
Sheikhan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Sheikhan controls the action.
A short right from Femme.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheikhan can't find room to land a body shot as Femme controls the action.
Sheikhan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Sheikhan controls the action.
Sheikhan struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Femme blocking some punches.
Femme breaks from the clinch.
Violent Femme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheikhan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Femme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sheikhan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheikhan misses with an uppercut.
Femme tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sheikhan.
Sheikhan staying out of range there.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme with a jab.
A left lands for Femme.
Sheikhan misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheikhan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Sheikhan saw that one coming.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheikhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheikhan attempts a counter takedown but Femme avoids it well and moves away.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Sheikhan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan misses with a few strikes there.
Femme throws out a counter right but Sheikhan avoids it with no problem.
Femme scores with a punch to the head.
Femme misses with a hook. Sheikhan ducked under it nicely.
Sheikhan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sheikhan throws a chopping leg kick but Femme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sheikhan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Femme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Femme scores with a nice strike.
Sheikhan moves away from the strike by Femme.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheikhan misses the target.
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme lands a nice looking body shot.
Femme throws a hook but Sheikhan avoids it easily.
Femme slips under a jab from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan tries to clinch but Femme moves out of range.
Femme avoids a kick to the body.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheikhan is just out of range.
Femme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheikhan.
Femme avoids the body shot from Sheikhan.
Femme takes a swing at Sheikhan's ribcage but misses.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Sheikhan moved out of range nicely.
Sheikhan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Femme manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheikhan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Femme scores with a jab to the head.
Sheikhan ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Sheikhan clinches with his opponent.
Femme lands with a left to the head.
Sheikhan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Femme fails to land.
Sheikhan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Femme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sheikhan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Femme is defending well for now.
Sheikhan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sheikhan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme has a couple of punches blocked by Sheikhan.
Femme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sheikhan closes the distance and clinches.
Sheikhan stalling.
Sheikhan is pushing Femme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Femme is looking to break free of the clinch but Sheikhan has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Femme misses with a punch to the body.
Femme blocking some punches.
Femme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheikhan backwards.
Femme scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheikhan scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Femme.
Sheikhan misses with a knee to the head.
Sheikhan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Femme working aggressively here.
Sheikhan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Femme avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Femme.
Sheikhan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Femme scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Sheikhan is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Femme misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sheikhan.
Femme slips under a jab from Sheikhan.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheikhan.
Nice uppercut lands for Femme. That snapped Sheikhan's head back.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Femme swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheikhan.
Sheikhan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Femme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheikhan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheikhan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Femme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Sheikhan slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Femme as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Femme.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Sheikhan's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Femme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Femme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme avoids the body shot from Sheikhan.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme lands a nice shot that snaps Sheikhan's head back.
Femme lands a head shot.
Sheikhan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Femme jabs Sheikhan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Femme checks the leg kick.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheikhan was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Sheikhan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Sheikhan lands with a straight right. Femme didn't see that one coming.
Femme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Sheikhan moved out of range nicely.
Sheikhan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femme was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheikhan.
Femme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Femme.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheikhan.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Sheikhan's shoulder, as Sheikhan tries to avoid the shot.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Sheikhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheikhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheikhan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sheikhan misses with a two punch combination.
Sheikhan connects with a looping right hand.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan slips under a jab.
Sheikhan slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Sheikhan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheikhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Femme misses.
A big right from Sheikhan misses.
Femme punishes Sheikhan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheikhan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sheikhan throws a right and a left that Femme avoids nicely.
Sheikhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheikhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheikhan ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Femme slips under a jab from Sheikhan.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Sheikhan moved out of range.
Sheikhan throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Femme lands with an overhand left.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme misses with a hook. Sheikhan ducked under it nicely.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Sheikhan.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheikhan manages to avoid it.
Femme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sheikhan has Femme up against the cage in a clinch.
Femme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Sheikhan throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it.
Sheikhan swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Sheikhan's head but Sheikhan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheikhan throws a wild body kick that Femme sees coming a mile off.
Sheikhan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Femme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Sheikhan slips a jab from Femme.
Femme lands with a good body shot.
Sheikhan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sheikhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Femme on the side of the head.
Sheikhan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Sheikhan rushes Femme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Femme pushes Sheikhan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheikhan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Femme lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Sheikhan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheikhan.
Shahram Sheikhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Femme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheikhan missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Sheikhan.
Sheikhan seems to have got his legs back now.
Sheikhan throws a push kick but Femme slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Femme 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang (ranked 4166 p4p, 4127 weight class) and Matthew Albans (ranked 468 p4p, 464 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matthew Albans was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Albans !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albans blocks a jab.
Aubeaumeyang looks to land a left hand but Albans moved out of range nicely.
Albans keeps Aubeaumeyang at a distance using the push kick.
Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aubeaumeyang throws a looping overhand right but Albans ducks down to avoid it.
Albans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aubeaumeyang throws out the jab.
Albans changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aubeaumeyang misses with a straight left.
Aubeaumeyang misses with a hook
and Albans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aubeaumeyang's guard.
Albans wants to control from the top but Aubeaumeyang keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Aubeaumeyang's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Aubeaumeyang is trying to keep Albans in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albans stays in close to Aubeaumeyang's body and controls the position.
Albans trying to control the position from guard on top but Aubeaumeyang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Albans looking to pass the guard.
Aubeaumeyang keeping moving, preventing Albans from controlling successfully.
Albans looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aubeaumeyang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aubeaumeyang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubeaumeyang misses with a punch to the body.
Albans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aubeaumeyang backwards.
Aubeaumeyang scores with a shoulder strike.
Albans goes for a takedown attempt but Aubeaumeyang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aubeaumeyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aubeaumeyang as he jumps to the side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aubeaumeyang enables Albans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aubeaumeyang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Albans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aubeaumeyang is keeping the position for now.
Albans postures up.
Albans wants to control from the top but Aubeaumeyang keeps moving.
Albans passes Aubeaumeyang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albans is keen to just control but Aubeaumeyang is a slippery customer.
Albans wants to pass to mount but Aubeaumeyang is defending the position.
Albans is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Albans wants to free his trapped foot but Aubeaumeyang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aubeaumeyang wants to improve his position but Albans is controlling well.
Aubeaumeyang is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albans is working for a kimura but Aubeaumeyang is defending it quite comfortably.
Albans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aubeaumeyang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Albans .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Albans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aubeaumeyang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Albans moves away from the strike by Aubeaumeyang.
Albans with the counter takedown but Aubeaumeyang avoids it easily.
Albans darts in and clinches Aubeaumeyang up against the cage.
Albans manages to pull guard.
Albans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Albans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aubeaumeyang wants to control from the top but Albans keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubeaumeyang won't allow Albans to sweep him here.
Aubeaumeyang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aubeaumeyang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aubeaumeyang trying to control the position from guard on top but Albans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albans looking for a guillotine here but Aubeaumeyang defends easily.
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.
Albans wants to sweep here but Aubeaumeyang controlling him for the moment.
Matthew Albans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Albans has his foot on Aubeaumeyang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aubeaumeyang works his way back into a safe position though.
Albans working a defensive guard but Aubeaumeyang passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aubeaumeyang is working away from the top position though.
Albans looking for submissions off his back.
Aubeaumeyang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubeaumeyang trying to pass the guard but Albans defending well.
Albans gets full guard.
Albans pulls Aubeaumeyang in to control the position.
Our spies down at at King's Cross MMA inform us that Albans has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aubeaumeyang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aubeaumeyang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aubeaumeyang trying to control but Albans is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aubeaumeyang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albans .
Aubeaumeyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aubeaumeyang throws out a loose jab but Albans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aubeaumeyang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albans .
Albans ducks under a wild hook from Aubeaumeyang.
Albans feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Albans with that takedown attempt.
Albans moves out of range of the strikes.
Aubeaumeyang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aubeaumeyang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albans manages to avoid it.
Aubeaumeyang misses the shot to the body.
Aubeaumeyang closes the distance and pushes Albans back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Emerick Aubeaumeyang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aubeaumeyang misses with an uppercut. Albans saw that one coming.
Albans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aubeaumeyang throws a shot from downtown. Albans moves away and avoids it.
Aubeaumeyang misses with an uppercut.
Albans feints the counter takedown.
Aubeaumeyang missing with a left hand there. Albans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albans moves away from the strike by Aubeaumeyang.
A punch combination from Aubeaumeyang misses.
Albans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albans wants to control but Aubeaumeyang is keeping him busy.
Albans has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Aubeaumeyang!
Albans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aubeaumeyang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albans looking to finish with strikes here!
Albans pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Aubeaumeyang has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Aubeaumeyang is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Albans gets his way!
Albans looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Aubeaumeyang right now.
Albans is looking to control Aubeaumeyang but Aubeaumeyang is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Albans patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Aubeaumeyang fending off the submission attempt from Albans .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aubeaumeyang is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Albans gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albans biding his time, controlling Aubeaumeyang.
Albans keeps control of the position as Aubeaumeyang tries to break free.
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.
Albans working for a choke but Aubeaumeyang is defending well.
Good control from Albans .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albans looking for the choke from the back.
Albans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albans working for a choke but Aubeaumeyang is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Albans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Albans 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Albans !
Matthew Albans was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koskisen Hanski (ranked 1633 p4p, 5258 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 51 p4p, 163 weight class). KT Panda has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koskisen Hanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panda lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Panda.
As Panda looks to move away, Hanski throws a big counter combo but Panda just gets out of the way.
Hanski darts in and clinches Panda up against the cage.
Hanski lands a nice uppercut.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski throws a head punch that misses.
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanski misses with a body punch.
Panda tries to work over Hanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Panda.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Panda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
A body shot lands from Panda.
A short right from Hanski.
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Hanski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Hanski is breathing heavily.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanski misses with the head strike.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda presses Hanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanski blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hanski fails to land.
Panda lands a nice uppercut.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panda works on Hanski's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda lands with a light punch inside.
Panda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panda's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Panda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Hanski avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
Panda lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Hanski blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanski's elbow.
Panda misses with some punches.
Hanski blocks an uppercut.
Panda blocking some punches.
Panda cracks Hanski with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Panda as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Panda presses Hanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Hanski.
Panda tries to work over Hanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda blocking some punches.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanski's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hanski fails to land.
Panda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanski.
Hanski blocks a body shot from Panda.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanski.
Panda misses with a body punch.
Hanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda misses with the head strike.
A short right from Panda.
Panda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Panda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Panda tries to work over Hanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
Panda scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanski.
Panda pushes Hanski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panda.
Panda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Panda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanski is rocked!
Panda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanskis head.
Oh Hanski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Panda.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Panda lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hanski to his knees! Panda keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KT Panda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 1303 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Kosmodrom Baikonurov (ranked 80 p4p, 124 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosmodrom Baikonurov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baikonurov scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy body kick from Baikonurov
and Dimms counters with a stiff right hand.
Baikonurov misses with a straight right.
Baikonurov with a nice cross.
Baikonurov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimms momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimms misses the target.
Baikonurov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baikonurov wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Baikonurov jabs Dimms to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baikonurov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dimms feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Baikonurov.
Baikonurov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
A punch combination from Baikonurov misses.
Dimms looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baikonurov throws a low kick but Dimms avoids it.
Baikonurov tries to move into range but Dimms moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimms stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baikonurov.
Dimms throws a hook but Baikonurov avoids it easily.
Baikonurov throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baikonurov. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimms throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimms takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baikonurov misses with a kick to the body
and Dimms counters with a nice leg kick.
Baikonurov takes one to the side of the head.
Baikonurov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dimms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baikonurov misses with a kick to the body.
Kosmodrom Baikonurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baikonurov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimms momentarily.
Dimms misses with a hook. Baikonurov ducked under it nicely.
Dimms looks to throw the jab but Baikonurov is out of range.
Baikonurov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dimms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baikonurov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baikonurov delivers a nice body kick.
Baikonurov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baikonurov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimms throws a body punch but Baikonurov moves out of range.
Baikonurov just misses with a punch to the body.
Baikonurov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimms stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baikonurov tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Baikonurov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baikonurov lands a body shot.
Baikonurov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dimms counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baikonurov tries to land a front kick but Dimms steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimms throws a counter high kick but Baikonurov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dimms avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baikonurov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimms rather than just go for the knockout.
Dimms misses with an uppercut. Baikonurov saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baikonurov! But no joy.
Baikonurov throws a head kick that misses.
Dimms staying out of range there.
Baikonurov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimms avoids the head kick by Baikonurov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baikonurov, as that shot connected.
Baikonurov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baikonurov misses with an uppercut
and Dimms counters with a head kick.
 Baikonurov is rocked!
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Baikonurov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmodrom Baikonurov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baikonurov throws a sloppy head kick and Dimms moves out of range easily.
Baikonurov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimms finish him?
Baikonurov throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Dimms misses.
Dimms closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Baikonurov out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Schmedgar Dimms!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Maldini (ranked 1247 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Delightful Panda (ranked 131 p4p, 250 weight class). Paulo Maldini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delightful Panda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Panda shoots and misses
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Delightful Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldini circles away.
Paulo Maldini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delightful Panda.
Maldini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Panda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maldini's waist but Maldini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panda off to one side.
Panda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldini scores with a nice right hand.
Panda defending well as Maldini loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda wants to clinch.
Panda slips under a jab from Maldini.
Panda tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulo Maldini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Panda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maldini is defending well.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maldini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Panda has him pressed against the cage.
Panda tries to pull guard but Maldini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
Panda has closed the distance and engaged Maldini in a clinch.
Panda tries to pull guard but Maldini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maldini is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maldini gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Panda fails to pull guard.
Maldini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch but Panda keeps him there for the moment.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldini can't break the clinch.
Panda working hard to break the clinch.
Maldini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maldini circles away.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Panda doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Panda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda shoots in but Maldini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Panda shoots in looking for a takedown. Maldini tries to sprawl out of it but Panda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maldini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panda takes one on the button.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up with Maldini, looking for a takedown. Panda pushes Maldini against the cage but Maldini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Panda is just out of range.
Panda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Maldini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt - Maldini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldini is looking to counter punch.
Maldini dips to his left and cracks Panda with an uppercut!
Maldini connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldini lands with a nice body punch.
Panda instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maldini stuffs the takedown.
Panda gets a double leg takedown into Maldini's guard.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maldini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Maldini wants to stand up but Panda is controlling him.
Panda is stalling in the full guard.
Maldini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda 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.
Panda trying to control but Maldini is working from the bottom.
Panda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Panda tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Panda shoots in looking for a takedown. Maldini tries to sprawl out of it but Panda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maldini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Maldini tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Panda rushes Maldini and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Maldini turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paulo Maldini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delightful Panda.
Panda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maldini walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maldini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panda misses with a takedown
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldini as he jumps to the side.
Maldini throwing a counter right hand but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Panda is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
Panda tries to clinch
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looks for a takedown but Maldini sprawls well.
Maldini is looking for a counter combo.
Panda has his takedown stuffed
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Maldini keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda wants to clinch
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panda shoots in looking for a takedown. Maldini tries to sprawl out of it but Panda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maldini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maldini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to clinch up.
Maldini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maldini looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panda tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Maldini seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Panda fails to land the takedown.
Panda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Panda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delightful Panda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panda darts in looking for a takedown but Maldini gets double underhooks and turns Panda into the cage.
Maldini is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Panda looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldini scores with a jab.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Maldini tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Maldini. No joy for Panda on that attempt.
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
Panda with the counter takedown but Maldini avoids it easily.
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini counters with a series of strikes. Panda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulo Maldini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delightful Panda.
Panda tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panda.
Nice takedown defense from Maldini. No joy for Panda on that attempt.
Maldini throws out a powerful jab.
Maldini scores with a punch to the head.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maldini connects with a jab.
Maldini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maldini.
Panda is rocked!
Panda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panda is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldini finish him?
Panda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda looks up at the clock. Bad move! Maldini lands a right hand from hell, dropping Panda. Maldini pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Maldini!
A determined Paulo Maldini didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Penn (ranked 1946 p4p, 2761 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 243 p4p, 338 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The End. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Okafor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okafor! But no joy.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Penn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Okafor sprawls and moves away.
Penn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Okafor's guard.
Okafor working a defensive guard but Penn passes into half guard.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor manages to get to full guard.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Okafor defending well.
Okafor is trying to control but can't.
Okafor is not content to let Penn control the position.
Okafor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Okafor keeps moving.
Okafor trying to strike off his back.
Okafor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Okafor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Okafor manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Okafor's guard.
Okafor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Penn rolls with it to try and escape but Okafor cranks on the arm and Penn is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Okafor!
John Okafor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Colin Penn had this to say: 'Oh well. Not a bad loss the guy beat me tonight, I don't feel bad.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Barnes (ranked 1717 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 218 p4p, 164 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Dankovich's shoulder, as Dankovich tries to avoid the shot.
Dankovich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dankovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dankovich. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dankovich cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Dankovich throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankovich throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dankovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Dankovich throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dankovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dankovich missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Dankovich lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dankovich.
Dankovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Dankovich has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dankovich lands a left hand.
Barnes is trying to push Dankovich away but Dankovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dankovich lands a body punch.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Barnes tries to circle away but Dankovich has him pinned against the cage.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dankovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Dankovich is controlling the position.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dankovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dankovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Dankovich.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dankovich.
 It looks like Vic Barnes has been cut.
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dankovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes is rocked!
Dankovich throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dankovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Dankovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dankovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dankovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes throws a hook but Dankovich avoids it easily.
Anzor Dankovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dankovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Dankovich scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dankovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dankovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dankovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Dankovich's head.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dankovich's leg but Dankovich calmly moves out of range.
Dankovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Dankovich unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barnes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dankovich is unloading with more strikes now! Barnes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 503 p4p, 963 weight class) and Maksud Magomedov (ranked 74 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Lezginka - Kavkaz. Sven Torvik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Torvik controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torvik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torvik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov misses with a double jab.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torvik tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torvik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Torvik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Torvik misses.
And Magomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Torvik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the liver by Magomedov. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torvik throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Sven Torvik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Torvik is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Torvik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torvik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torvik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Sven Torvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Torvik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Torvik, which made it look bad.
Magomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Torvik is predictable there
and Magomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Torvik explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Torvik defends well and Magomedov ends up having to push Torvik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torvik misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvik.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torvik counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Torvik misses.
And Magomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Torvik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torvik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torvik.
Torvik tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Torvik back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
Torvik working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torvik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torvik lands a shoulder strike.
Torvik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Torvik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov jumps guard but Torvik stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torvik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torvik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
Magomedov looks winded!
Torvik leaning against his opponent.
Torvik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torvik scores with a shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Torvik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magomedov has time to react.
Torvik scores with a punch to the head.
Magomedov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik dodges the ground and pound from Magomedov.
Magomedov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torvik keeps working.
Magomedov throws a strike aimed at the side of Torvik's head but Torvik avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torvik works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Torvik wants to get back to his feet.
Torvik is refusing to be controlled, as Magomedov sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torvik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magomedov.
Torvik manages to get to full guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Torvik keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Torvik keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torvik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Torvik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Torvik back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Torvik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Torvik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Torvik lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the cage and back into range.
Torvik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torvik throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torvik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for Torvik.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torvik was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Torvik is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov lands a nice shot that snaps Torvik's head back.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sven Torvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
Magomedov with the counter takedown but Torvik avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torvik did well to prevent Magomedov getting side control.
Torvik won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Magomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magomedov rushes Torvik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torvik.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Torvik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torvik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torvik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torvik takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Torvik defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Torvik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torvik pinned against the cage. Torvik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Torvik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torvik throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov moves out of range as Torvik throws a body kick.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Torvik.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Magomedov gets a double leg takedown into Torvik's guard.
Sven Torvik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magomedov throws an elbow that misses. Torvik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magomedov's guard. Nice move by Torvik!
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torvik tries to stand but Magomedov is controlling from the bottom.
Magomedov has his hands on Torvik's head, controlling the position.
Torvik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov pulls Torvik in to control the position.
Torvik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magomedov is proving hard to escape from.
Torvik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Torvik misses its target.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magomedov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torvik.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov rushes Torvik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torvik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torvik to keep the fight standing.
Sven Torvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
Torvik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, jab by Magomedov - just one landing.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Torvik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torvik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 789 p4p, 980 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 85 p4p, 102 weight class). Finger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Side to Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdelrahman Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Finger misses.
Finger scores with a jab to the body.
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Camara connects with a body shot.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finger lands a nice shot to the body.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Camara ducks down to avoid it.
Finger throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Camara's shoulder, as Camara tries to avoid the shot.
Camara swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Finger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finger missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Camara coming out on top.
 It looks like Middle Finger has been cut.
Finger misses with a straight right.
Finger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Camara.
Camara staying out of range there.
Camara connects with a looping right hand.
Camara shoots in for a double leg but Finger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finger lunges at Camara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camara's hand.
It looks like Abdelrahman Camara has been cut.
Camara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Finger misses.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Finger slaps away a takedown attempt from Camara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Finger misses.
Finger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finger swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands a lovely overhand right.
Finger misses with a two punch combination.
Finger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Camara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdelrahman Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Camara avoids the body shot from Finger.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finger throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara wants to clinch up but Finger keeps it at a distance.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Camara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Finger fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Camara to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Camara looks to clinch but Finger throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Camara taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Middle Finger!
Post fight, Middle Finger took to the microphone: 'This guy was nothing more then a warm up fight for me. He shouldn't have even been in this cage with me tonight, Im a straight OG Killa.......And Joe Biden if you hear this im calling you out!!! Your previous win over me was nothing more then a fluke. Best Believe Sucka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 114 p4p, 201 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 19 p4p, 31 weight class). Hallbjornsson has chosen Herr Mannelig as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
A telegraphed right hand from Abner misses the target.
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.
Abner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallbjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Abner.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abner throws a jab when Hallbjornsson was well out of range.
Hallbjornsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner loads up on a big right hand but Hallbjornsson slips the punch.
Hallbjornsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner throws a head kick that misses.
Abner scores with a decent looking hook.
Abner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallbjornsson moves away.
Abner throws out a loose jab but Hallbjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Abner avoids it easily.
Jab from Abner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. That's going to slow Abner down.
Abner throws a head kick that misses.
Beau Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abner motions for Hallbjornsson to come forward. Abner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner swings widly with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Abner slips a straight right by Hallbjornsson.
A quick step to the side and Abner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallbjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abner.
Abner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Hallbjornsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hallbjornsson.
Abner misses with a hook
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hallbjornsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hallbjornsson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Hallbjornsson.
That kick from Abner tenderised Hallbjornsson's leg. Hallbjornsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallbjornsson throws a wild body kick that Abner sees coming a mile off.
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hallbjornsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hallbjornsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abner on the side of the head.
A left lands for Hallbjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson tries to move into range but Abner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab.
Abner scores with a nice right hand.
Abner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallbjornsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick but Abner checks it.
Abner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallbjornsson.
Abner throws the left hand but Hallbjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Abner scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Beau Abner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallbjornsson misses with a left hand
and Abner counters with a left to the body.
Abner checks a leg kick.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hallbjornsson lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Beau Abner has been cut.
Abner takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Hallbjornsson throws out a loose jab but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abner throws a good cross that connects.
Hallbjornsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
And Hallbjornsson responds with a good body kick, but Abner manages to step out the way in time.
Abner swings widly with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallbjornsson dips to his left and cracks Abner with an uppercut!
Hallbjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hallbjornsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallbjornsson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hallbjornsson! But no joy.
Abner moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hallbjornsson connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Abner misses its intended target.
Hallbjornsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abner throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner checks a leg kick nicely.
Hallbjornsson lands with a hook. Abner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallbjornsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Abner sprawling to the canvas! Abner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hallbjornsson finish him?!
Abner is rocked!
Abner throws a looping overhand right but Hallbjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abner if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hallbjornsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Hallbjornsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abner's hands.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallbjornsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hallbjornsson is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hallbjornsson shuts the power down on Abner. Lights out, game over! Hallbjornsson is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adils Hallbjornsson!
Adils Hallbjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
Adils Hallbjornsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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