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HFC 78 - Nofud vs Petrov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rose MacAdoo (ranked 5264 p4p, 5436 weight class) and Aleksandra Kaminski (ranked 275 p4p, 281 weight class). MacAdoo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Austere by The Joy Formiddable. Aleksandra Kaminski 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rose MacAdoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandra Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaminski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MacAdoo - the referee stops the clock and Kaminski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MacAdoo. Kaminski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MacAdoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from MacAdoo.
Kaminski scores with a shoulder strike.
MacAdoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MacAdoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaminski tries to pull guard but MacAdoo holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaminski drops back down to his feet.
MacAdoo lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Aleksandra Kaminski has been cut.
MacAdoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacAdoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaminski's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacAdoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaminski's brow.
MacAdoo lands an elbow inside that Kaminski shrugs off.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from MacAdoo.
Kaminski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacAdoo lands an elbow inside that Kaminski shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaminski tries to pull guard but MacAdoo holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaminski drops back down to his feet.
Kaminski misses with the head strike.
Kaminski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to MacAdoo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaminski is trying to pull guard but MacAdoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rose MacAdoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandra Kaminski.
MacAdoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaminski avoids a wild elbow strike from MacAdoo.
MacAdoo landing knees to the body.
Kaminski jumps guard but MacAdoo stands there with Kaminski around his waist. Kaminski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaminski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from MacAdoo.
MacAdoo missing with knees to the body.
Kaminski dodges an elbow strike from MacAdoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaminski.
MacAdoo with a knee to the head.
MacAdoo lands an elbow inside.
MacAdoo trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kaminski - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, MacAdoo throws an elbow but misses.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from MacAdoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAdoo with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from MacAdoo.
Kaminski struggles to land a body shot inside as MacAdoo controls his hands.
Kaminski fails to pull guard.
MacAdoo misses with a knee to the head.
MacAdoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaminski avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaminski as MacAdoo tries to tie him up.
Kaminski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaminski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
MacAdoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaminski is defending well for now.
MacAdoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacAdoo misses with an elbow strike.
MacAdoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaminski avoids it.
Kaminski tries a body shot but MacAdoo blocks it.
MacAdoo lands an elbow inside that Kaminski shrugs off.
MacAdoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaminski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacAdoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaminski is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski is trying to pull guard but MacAdoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kaminski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MacAdoo uses from the top position.
Kaminski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacAdoo manages to get himself to full guard.
MacAdoo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kaminski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for MacAdoo.
Kaminski taking a breather here.
MacAdoo is looking for a sweep.
MacAdoo can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaminski advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAdoo regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Kaminski seems content to control.
MacAdoo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaminski pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaminski is working for a kimura but MacAdoo is defending it quite comfortably.
Kaminski is trying to work for a kimura but MacAdoo is defending well.
Still in half guard, Kaminski seems content to control.
MacAdoo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kaminski jumps into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski is trying to get an arm triangle but MacAdoo is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rose MacAdoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandra Kaminski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacAdoo tries to clinch but Kaminski moves away
and Kaminski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kaminski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
MacAdoo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kaminski has picked MacAdoo up and slammed him! MacAdoo can't keep hold of the triangle and Kaminski manages to pass to side control!
Kaminski laying and praying for a moment but MacAdoo takes advantage and regains half guard.
MacAdoo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaminski on the ground.
Kaminski wants to pass the guard but MacAdoo is defending well.
MacAdoo wants to get back to his feet.
Kaminski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski is working for a guillotine from mount but MacAdoo frees his head quite easily.
Kaminski working for a submission but MacAdoo is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force MacAdoo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so MacAdoo shrugs it off.
MacAdoo prevents Kaminski from taking his back.
Kaminski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MacAdoo is looking to escape.
MacAdoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaminski controlling from mount.
MacAdoo tries to reverse the position but Kaminski maintains control.
Kaminski tries to control but MacAdoo wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but MacAdoo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kaminski trying to control the action but MacAdoo is working from the bottom.
MacAdoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaminski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaminski advances nicely into full mount.
MacAdoo is trying to reverse the position but instead Kaminski has taken his back - oops!
What can MacAdoo do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kaminski is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and MacAdoo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Kaminski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksandra Kaminski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zuzanna Kaminski (ranked 5474 p4p, 5222 weight class) and Amanda Suarez (ranked 283 p4p, 272 weight class). Suarez has chosen Toxic by Britney Spears ft. Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Zuzanna Kaminski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zuzanna Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amanda Suarez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez darts in looking for a takedown but Kaminski gets double underhooks and turns Suarez into the cage.
Kaminski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaminski throws a series of strikes that have Suarez backpedaling.
Suarez misses with a takedown
and Kaminski counters with a series of strikes. Suarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zuzanna Kaminski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amanda Suarez.
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaminski is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Kaminski circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaminski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaminski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suarez.
Suarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaminski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suarez trying to control the position but Kaminski is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to escape but Suarez is in control.
Kaminski tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kaminski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suarez on the ground.
Suarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaminski wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suarez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kaminski is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kaminski flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Suarez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kaminski and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Suarez slips an arm under Kaminski chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Suarez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Suarez is squeezing on Kaminski like an anaconda would it's prey. Kaminski fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amanda Suarez!
Amanda Suarez made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '#TeamBorder jumper motherfuckers! Felix is gonna tap that steroid using motherfucker and make it 7-0 in AWC. If you don't know who we are yet, you will. This is just the beginning!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 1538 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Yoshinobu Tokugawa (ranked 207 p4p, 279 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshinobu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshinobu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa misses with a hook.
Kentas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tokugawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kentas somewhat.
Kentas tries for a takedown but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kentas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Kentas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kentas tries to counter with a takedown but Tokugawa is quick to defend against it.
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kentas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kentas shoots in but no luck this time.
Kentas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kentas with a poor takedown
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kentas fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kentas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tokugawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kentas wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Takeda Clan Gym inform us that Tokugawa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kentas forces his way into half guard.
Kentas trying to pass the guard but Tokugawa defending well.
Kentas is looking for a kimura here.
Kentas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Tokugawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Tokugawa is defending well.
Kentas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is looking for a kimura but Tokugawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kentas to get the leverage.
Tokugawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Kentas.
Tokugawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kentas pulls his head out easily.
Kentas wants to work for an arm triangle but Tokugawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tokugawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kentas pulls his head out easily.
That's four 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.
Kentas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kentas goes for an armbar but Tokugawa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tokugawa.
Kentas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tokugawa is defending well. Kentas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tokugawa has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kentas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quintet Tarantino (ranked 1964 p4p, 2029 weight class) and Alec Wolfe (ranked 254 p4p, 281 weight class). Alec Wolfe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alec Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarantino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tarantino tries to clinch there but Wolfe circles away.
Wolfe walks into a stiff left hand from Tarantino.
Tarantino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolfe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Quintet Tarantino has been cut.
Tarantino misses with the combination.
Wolfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Tarantino.
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
Tarantino misses with a shot to the body
and Wolfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarantino cracks Wolfe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarantino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarantino throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Tarantino. Tarantino gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a shot to the body.
Tarantino 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.
Wolfe slips a straight right by Tarantino.
Tarantino drops his hands momentarily and Wolfe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolfe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Tarantino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Tarantino moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarantino misses the target.
Tarantino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolfe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarantino somewhat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolfe moves away.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolfe as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintet Tarantino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe leaves Tarantino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tarantino fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wolfe sprawls well initially but Tarantino persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wolfe told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe is looking to escape.
Tarantino is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tarantino wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.
Wolfe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tarantino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wolfe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tarantino has picked Wolfe up and slammed him! Wolfe can't keep hold of the triangle and Tarantino manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe sneaks back into half guard.
Tarantino seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolfe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarantino scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wolfe is trying to stand up here but Tarantino is controlling him well.
Tarantino trying to mount his opponent but Wolfe defends it.
Tarantino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
Tarantino is looking to advance position but Wolfe won't allow it.
Tarantino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolfe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarantino wants to work for an arm triangle but Wolfe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wolfe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tarantino throws an elbow that misses. Wolfe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarantino's guard. Nice move by Wolfe!
Wolfe trying to control but Tarantino is working from the bottom.
Tarantino looking for a sweep. Not yet Tarantino, not yet.
Wolfe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolfe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tarantino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wolfe controls the pace.
Wolfe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tarantino has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wolfe is looking to defend but Tarantino has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wolfe! Tarantino pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wolfe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Quintet Tarantino!
During a confident post fight interview, Quintet Tarantino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 638 p4p, 772 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 95 p4p, 117 weight class). Boxaaja's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Side - Blind Channel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxaaja has time to react.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Boxaaja misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Kirk.
Kirk punishes Boxaaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirk scores with a jab.
Boxaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Boxaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxaaja momentarily.
Boxaaja checks a leg kick.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxaaja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boxaaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirk counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxaaja looks to land a combination but Kirk avoids it well.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxaaja.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Boxaaja avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kirk!
Boxaaja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxaaja.
Kirk throws a body shot but no joy.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxaaja has time to react.
Boxaaja dips to his left and cracks Kirk with an uppercut!
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxaaja throws out the jab.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Boxaaja checks it
and Boxaaja counters with a three punch combo that has Kirk backing up. Kirk nods at Boxaaja to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxaaja tries to work over Kirk's front leg with a kick but Kirk checks it.
Boxaaja throws the kick towards the body but Kirk avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxaaja lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boxaaja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boxaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
Kirk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxaaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a head kick that Kirk semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja tried to counter with a leg kick but Kirk avoided it.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxaaja.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
A jab lands there for Kirk.
Boxaaja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boxaaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirk throws the left hand but Boxaaja avoids the punch easily.
Kirk lands the left hand.
Boxaaja misses with a straight left.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxaaja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxaaja throws a body kick that misses
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxaaja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxaaja scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirk connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxaaja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxaaja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxaaja walks into a stiff left hand from Kirk.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boxaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxaaja is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Boxaaja.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxaaja is just out of range.
Kirk throws a leg kick that misses.
Boxaaja quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Boxaaja's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boxaaja looks for the body kick but Kirk saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Boxaaja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxaaja misses with a low kick.
Boxaaja misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kirk misses.
Kirk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boxaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxaaja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirk on the side of the head.
Boxaaja staying out of range there.
It appears Boxaaja was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big left from Kirk misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxaaja. That did some damage!
Boxaaja tries to land a front kick but Kirk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxaaja scores with a hook.
Boxaaja misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirk misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a hook. Boxaaja ducked under it nicely.
Boxaaja was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boxaaja might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boxaaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxaaja misses with an uppercut.
Boxaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxaaja.
Nice straight punches there by Kirk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxaaja misses with a wild combination.
Boxaaja misses the jab.
Boxaaja gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kirk gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kirk!
A very excited looking James Kirk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 472 p4p, 629 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 60 p4p, 83 weight class). Anthony Merel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
Merel punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
 Merel is rocked!
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Merel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merel is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Merel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob moves in close and cracks Merel with a massive right hand! Merel, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scooter Bob!
Scooter Bob decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 775 p4p, 754 weight class) and Kevin Walters (ranked 81 p4p, 79 weight class). Demenok comes to the cage accompanied by The Lighthouse Speech. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Walters!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters blocks a low kick nicely.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walters.
Demenok connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Walters.
Walters moves into range and connects with a jab.
Demenok misses with a wild combination.
Demenok slips a straight right by Walters.
And Demenok counters with a quick kick to the body but Walters blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters digs a good hook to Demenok's body.
Demenok misses with a few strikes there.
Walters throws out a counter right but Demenok avoids it with no problem.
Demenok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walters takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walters ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok scores with the left hand. Walters knows he should have avoided that one.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
Walters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Demenok is looking to slow Walters down with leg kicks.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Demenok throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Rukter Demenok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Walters. That snapped Demenok's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Demenok scores with a kick to the midsection.
Demenok throws a hook but Walters blocks it.
Walters throws out a counter right but Demenok avoids it with no problem.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Walters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demenok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walters to score with a decent uppercut.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Demenok.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Demenok tries to clinch but Walters is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
Demenok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walters to score with a decent uppercut.
Walters moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Demenok misses.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demenok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Demenok misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Walters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demenok swings for the body but Walters moves out of range.
Demenok lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demenok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demenok there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Demenok's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walters ducks right into an uppercut from Demenok.
Walters misses with a lunging right hand
and Demenok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walters's knee momentarily.
Walters lands with a shot to the body.
Demenok tries a head kick but it misses.
Walters throws out a counter right but Demenok avoids it with no problem.
Demenok jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walters throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Walters connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Walters misses its intended target.
Demenok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walters takes a step back to recover.
Demenok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
Demenok walks into a left hand.
Demenok lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Demenok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walters momentarily.
Demenok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Walters misses the target.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and Demenok counters with a nice kick to the body.
Demenok's corner calls for a 1-2. Demenok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Demenok misses.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Walters is just out of range.
Demenok looks for the body kick but Walters saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walters! But no joy.
Demenok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Walters.
Demenok throws a jab when Walters was well out of range.
It seemed like Walters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok misses with a straight left.
Walters is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Demenok with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walters cracks Demenok with a good jab.
Demenok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demenok lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Demenok.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Walters might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Demenok has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok throws a front kick that sends Walters stumbling back into the cage.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walters.
Demenok misses with a head kick.
Walters throws out a counter right but Demenok avoids it with no problem.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok looks to throw a body kick
and Walters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok throws the kick towards the body but Walters avoids it.
Walters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demenok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Demenok misses with a leg kick.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Walters's head but Walters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Walters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demenok slips a jab from Walters.
Walters looks to land a left hand but Demenok moved out of range nicely.
Demenok throwing a counter right hand but Walters manages to avoid it.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Walters's shoulder, as Walters tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Walters moved out of range.
Demenok scores with a sloppy right hand. Walters should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Walters misses.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walters.
Walters moves forwards but Demenok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walters checks the leg kick.
Walters unleashes a big counter combination but Demenok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Demenok tries to avoid it but Walters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Demenok to the ground. Demenok escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Walters misses.
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walters jabs Demenok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Walters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that second round.
That's time! Demenok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demenok.
Walters throws the left hand but Demenok avoids the punch easily.
Demenok scores with a spinning back kick!
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Walters moved out of range.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Demenok counters with a quick kick to the body but Walters blocks it.
Demenok motions for Walters to come forward. Demenok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demenok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok catches Walters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Demenok misses with a leg kick
and Walters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters fails with a takedown attempt.
Demenok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Walters.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walters.
Demenok tried to counter with a leg kick but Walters avoided it.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walters. That did some damage!
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok slips a straight right by Walters.
Walters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Demenok is looking to land body kicks.
Walters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Demenok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demenok is looking to chop away at Walters's legs.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walters now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walters scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws a body punch but Walters moves out of range.
Walters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and Demenok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Demenok punishes Walters's body with a nice straight punch.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walters! But no joy.
Walters connects with a single shot there.
Walters misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Walters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demenok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kevin Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Demenok counters with a quick kick to the body but Walters blocks it.
Demenok connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok tries to land a leg kick but Walters saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Walters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walters.
Demenok avoids the body shot from Walters.
Demenok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
A jab from Walters misses.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Walters seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demenok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
A relieved looking Rukter Demenok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petersson (ranked 828 p4p, 412 weight class) and Demir Kocak (ranked 109 p4p, 66 weight class). Demir Kocak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Petersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petersson throws a sloppy head kick and Kocak moves out of range easily.
Petersson misses the shot to the body.
Kocak feints a counter leg kick.
Kocak scores with a nice right hand.
Kocak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petersson misses with a wild body shot.
Kocak lands with an overhand left.
Kocak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demir Kocak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocak throws a good cross that connects.
Kocak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kocak scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocak lands with a good body shot.
Petersson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocak throws out a counter right but Petersson avoids it with no problem.
Petersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocak is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Petersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kocak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petersson under the eye.
Kocak connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petersson. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kocak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kocak connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kocak.
Petersson dips to his left and cracks Kocak with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Petersson.
Kocak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petersson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ALPHA Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Petersson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petersson swings for the body but Kocak moves out of range.
Kocak is looking to clinch.
Kocak clobbers Petersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kocak with a nice calf kick.
Petersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick lands for Kocak.
Kocak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petersson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kocak moves into the clinch.
Petersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocak backwards.
Kocak can't find room to land a body shot as Petersson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kocak - that landed with a thud.
Kocak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petersson fails to land.
Kocak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersson blocking some punches.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Petersson has a couple of punches blocked by Kocak.
A head punch on the inside from Kocak fails to land.
Petersson blocks an uppercut.
Petersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocak.
Petersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petersson fails to land.
Kocak manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kocak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petersson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kocak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petersson's head.
Petersson avoids the body shot from Kocak.
It looked like Petersson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kocak.
Petersson ducks right into an uppercut from Kocak.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kocak.
Kocak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petersson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick lands for Petersson.
Kocak rushes Petersson and presses him up against the cage.
Petersson blocks an uppercut.
Kocak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersson misses with the head strike.
Kocak misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick lands for Kocak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersson misses with an uppercut.
Petersson throws a low kick but Kocak avoids it.
Kocak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocak lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocak.
Kocak scores with the left hand. Petersson knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Petersson misses
and Kocak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petersson is looking to wear down Kocak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Kocak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersson. Kocak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocak looks to land a combination but Petersson avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocak. That's going to slow Petersson down.
Kocak looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersson is just out of range.
Petersson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocak is looking to clinch but Petersson is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocak. That's going to slow Petersson down.
Kocak blocks a jab.
Petersson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kocak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersson. Kocak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocak scores with a jab to the head.
Kocak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocak closes the distance and clinches.
Kocak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petersson backwards.
Demir Kocak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kocak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kocak fails to land.
Petersson blocks a body shot from Kocak.
Kocak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kocak pushes Petersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petersson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersson blocks an uppercut.
Kocak breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Kocak.
Kocak checks a leg kick.
Kocak feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson looks to throw the jab but Kocak is out of range.
Petersson missing with a left hand there. Kocak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocak avoids the body shot from Petersson.
Kocak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersson misses the shot to the body.
Kocak scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Kocak.
Petersson misses with a kick to the body.
Petersson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petersson takes a swing at Kocak's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kocak with the inside leg kick.
Kocak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kocak connects with a leg kick.
Petersson throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocak delivers a nice body kick.
Kocak scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kocak.
Demir Kocak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petersson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Petersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocak is just out of range.
Kocak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petersson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petersson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petersson misses with a low kick as Kocak jumps back.
Petersson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kocak with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kocak.
Kocak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Petersson misses with a body shot.
Petersson blocks a head kick by Kocak.
Kocak clobbers Petersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kocak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petersson swings widly with a right hand
and Kocak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Petersson misses.
Petersson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak throws a combination. Petersson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 Petersson is rocked!
Crack! Kocak connects with the perfect overhand right and Petersson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kocak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demir Kocak!
In his post fight interview, Demir Kocak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bhishma Chontamenti (ranked 503 p4p, 168 weight class) and Winston Todd (ranked 71 p4p, 23 weight class). Todd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Piano Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhishma Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Chontamenti counters with a right hand to the body.
Todd stuns Chontamenti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chontamenti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chontamenti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chontamenti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Todd has time to react.
Chontamenti misses with an uppercut.
Chontamenti loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chontamenti lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chontamenti.
Todd throws a nice head kick!
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chontamenti.
Todd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chontamenti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Todd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chontamenti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Winston Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chontamenti lands with a nice body punch.
Todd misses with a hook. Chontamenti ducked under it nicely.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Chontamenti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd avoids the body shot from Chontamenti.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Chontamenti moved out of range.
Chontamenti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Todd defends well and Chontamenti ends up having to push Todd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Chontamenti is looking to wear down Todd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Todd slips under a jab.
Todd avoids the body shot from Chontamenti.
Todd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chontamenti checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd checks a low kick from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Chontamenti tries a low kick but Todd avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Todd lands a head shot.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Chontamenti.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Todd throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Todd throws a body kick that misses
and Chontamenti counters with a good low kick that Todd was not able to check.
Chontamenti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Chontamenti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Todd is able to avoid easily.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Todd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd blocks a leg kick.
Chontamenti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Chontamenti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chontamenti.
Todd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chontamenti tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chontamenti throws a chopping leg kick but Todd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Todd scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd is looking to chop away at Chontamenti's legs.
Chontamenti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chontamenti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Chontamenti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todd stuns Chontamenti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Chontamenti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chontamenti.
Chontamenti motions for Todd to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick as Todd jumps back.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chontamenti has time to react.
Chontamenti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chontamenti defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd checks a leg kick nicely.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Chontamenti slips the punch.
Chontamenti just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Chontamenti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winston Todd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Chontamenti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chontamenti.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chontamenti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Chontamenti misses.
Chontamenti connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick.
Chontamenti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Todd looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick from Chontamenti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
Todd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Todd lands a jab to Chontamenti's midsection.
Chontamenti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Todd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chontamenti scrambles back to his feet.
Todd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chontamenti checks a leg kick.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chontamenti.
Chontamenti works the jab nicely.
Chontamenti misses with a two punch combination.
Todd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chontamenti cracks Todd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Chontamenti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winston Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chontamenti moves away from the strike by Todd.
Chontamenti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chontamenti on the side of the head.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chontamenti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chontamenti throws a quick counter head kick but Todd was just out of range.
Chontamenti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Todd.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Todd jabs Chontamenti right on the nose. Chontamenti blinks but takes it well.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Chontamenti misses.
Todd is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick lands for Chontamenti.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Todd throws out a powerful jab.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a kick to the body.
Chontamenti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todd moves out of range of the leg kick from Chontamenti.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Chontamenti misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chontamenti on the side of the head.
Chontamenti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chontamenti slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Chontamenti scores with a hook to the body. Todd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhishma Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chontamenti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chontamenti throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Chontamenti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chontamenti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Todd blocks the leg kick.
Chontamenti throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd drops his hands momentarily and Chontamenti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Chontamenti lands a slapping body shot.
Todd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Chontamenti lands with a shot to the body.
Todd connects with a body shot.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick.
Todd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chontamenti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Chontamenti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chontamenti is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chontamenti. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chontamenti throws a solid leg kick but Todd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chontamenti.
Chontamenti misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti scores with a jab to the body.
Chontamenti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chontamenti thumps Todd with a low kick.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Chontamenti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chontamenti throws out the jab.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Todd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chontamenti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chontamenti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chontamenti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands with an uppercut that bounces Todd off the cage and back into range.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chontamenti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Chontamenti.
Todd throws a lazy uppercut
and Chontamenti counters with a straight right hand.
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti tries a head kick but it misses.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
A big right from Todd misses.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti wants to slow Todd down by chopping away at his legs.
Chontamenti throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Chontamenti is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chontamenti throws out a powerful jab.
Todd looks for the body kick but Chontamenti saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Chontamenti misses its target.
Todd needs to keep his hands up - Chontamenti had a free shot at his head there.
Todd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chontamenti is able to avoid easily.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Chontamenti blocks the low kick.
Chontamenti digs a good hook to Todd's body.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick
and Chontamenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Chontamenti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Chontamenti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Bhishma Chontamenti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Chontamenti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chontamenti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Chontamenti.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Chontamenti slips the punch.
Chontamenti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chontamenti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Chontamenti misses with a wild body shot.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chontamenti avoids a kick to the body.
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chontamenti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Chontamenti looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
Chontamenti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chontamenti is looking to slow Todd down with leg kicks.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Chontamenti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
Todd throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti misses with a head kick.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
A nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Todd has time to react.
Todd with a nice calf kick.
Chontamenti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Todd checks it well.
Chontamenti backing away here, and Todd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Todd tests Chontamenti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot.
Chontamenti dives in for a single leg takedown but Todd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chontamenti tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Todd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bhishma Chontamenti.
I think Todd 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Winston Todd!
A very excited looking Winston Todd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 57 p4p, 248 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 10 p4p, 44 weight class). Nofud comes to the cage accompanied by Van Hackson 5 - Mean Machine. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nofud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nofud throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
And Petrov responds with a good body kick, but Nofud manages to step out the way in time.
Nofud misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov defending well as Nofud loads up on a big left hand.
Nofud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Nofud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nofud misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Nofud avoids it with no problem.
Nofud takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud is looking to clinch.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nofud lands a jab to the nose.
Aingot Nofud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nofud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov slips a jab from Nofud.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Nofud.
Nofud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a head kick that drops Nofud to the mat! Nofud scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a jab to the body
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nofud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov checks a low kick from Nofud.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nofud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Petrov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Petrov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Nofud runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aingot Nofud!
Aingot Nofud retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Aingot Nofud took to the microphone: 'I thank you all for the good run and the support, but its time for me to hang my gloves. The hunger is no more.'.
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