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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vuce (ranked 3069 p4p, 4122 weight class) and Nick Holey (ranked 309 p4p, 387 weight class). Vuce comes into the arena with MC Yankoo blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vuce counters with a two punch combo.
Holey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vuce is trying to defend but Holey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vuce keeps working.
Vuce throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Holey should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holey throws a strike but Vuce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey wants to control from the top but Vuce keeps moving.
Holey has gone for a leg lock! Vuce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holey's guard.
Vuce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holey looking to control.
Vuce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vuce connects with a couple of short punches.
Vuce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 Holey is rocked!
Vuce stopping the sweep attempt from Holey.
Holey is still in real trouble! Can Vuce finish him?
Holey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vuce throws a big elbow that misses.
Vuce arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Holey's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leo Vuce!
Leo Vuce 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 3495 p4p, 3522 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 424 p4p, 429 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxaaja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boxaaja trying to control the position but Ahonen is working away.
Ahonen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ahonen is not content to let Boxaaja control the position.
Boxaaja stalling away here and it's allowed Ahonen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahonen working for a triangle but Boxaaja defends it easily.
Boxaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahonen is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen working a defensive guard here.
Boxaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Ahonen doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Boxaaja paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Ahonen - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manu Ahonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 3015 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Christ Benoit (ranked 411 p4p, 256 weight class). Finnegan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rogues - Gravel Walk. Benoit has chosen Amazing Grace as his entrance music. 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 Christ Benoit 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Benoit!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Finnegan scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finnegan misses the jab.
And Benoit responds with a good body kick, but Finnegan manages to step out the way in time.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
A punch lands to the side of Finnegan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.
A low kick from Finnegan is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a thumping low kick.
Finnegan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finnegan thows a leg kick but Benoit checks it
and Benoit counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Benoit.
Finnegan motions for Benoit to come forward. Finnegan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Finnegan misses
and Benoit counters with a leg kick.
Finnegan keeps the fight on the outside.
Finnegan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Benoit.
Benoit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan throws a low kick, looking for Benoit's leg but Benoit calmly moves out of range.
Benoit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benoit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finnegan counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benoit.
Benoit tries a body shot but Finnegan blocks it.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Finnegan's ribcage. Finnegan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finnegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
Finnegan misses with a body punch.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Benoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finnegan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the head but Benoit blocks with his arms.
Benoit lands a nice uppercut.
Finnegan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benoit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Benoit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benoit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benoit lands a nice uppercut.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Benoit.
Finnegan is breathing heavily.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit lands a left hand.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benoit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 Finnegan is rocked!
Roy Finnegan's cut is getting worse.
Benoit lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Finnegan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Finnegan with a big uppercut! Finnegan tries to clinch up but Benoit pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Finnegan to the mat! Finnegan covers up and Benoit unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christ Benoit!
A victorious Christ Benoit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 1474 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 201 p4p, 349 weight class). Cooter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Porch Honky. Ungar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wolf Totem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cobweb Cooter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Cooter misses
and Ungar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooter's guard.
Cooter pulls Ungar in to control the position.
Ungar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cooter's guard.
Cooter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ungar is working away from the top position though.
Ungar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cooter defends it well.
Ungar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cooter controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungar tries to pass to full mount but Cooter defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Ungar is controlling well.
Ungar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooter wants to control but Ungar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ungar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooter is trying to maintain the position but Ungar is very close to passing his half guard.
Cooter is not content to let Ungar control the position.
Cooter is doing well to control the position and prevent Ungar from advancing to side control.
Cooter manages to get to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ungar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ungar manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is working Ungar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cooter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ungar's head.
Ungar is looking to stand up but Cooter isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ungar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ungar wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ungar is looking for a triangle but Cooter pushes his legs off easily.
Cooter scoring with some ground and pound.
Cooter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cooter trying to control but Ungar is working from the bottom.
Ungar looking for a sweep. Not yet Ungar, not yet.
Ungar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ungar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooter.
Ungar is looking for a triangle but Cooter pushes his legs off easily.
Ungar trying to keep a closed guard but Cooter is proving a slippery customer.
Cooter with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ungar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungar is retaining full guard.
Cooter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ungar's head.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
Cooter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ungar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ungar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cooter manages to get himself to full guard.
Cooter looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooter, not yet.
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 Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooter misses with a kick to the body
and Ungar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooter!
Ungar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cooter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ungar but great work by Cooter.
Ungar gets back to half guard.
Ungar trying to control here.
Ungar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Cooter throws a strike but Ungar manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Cooter tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barnabas Ungar!
After the fight, Barnabas Ungar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Cobweb Cooter was interviewed post fight and said 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 1991 p4p, 2567 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 254 p4p, 322 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe cracks Reign with a good jab.
Xe checks a low kick from Reign.
Reign connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xe. Xe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reign fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xe checks it well.
Reign cracks Xe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reign.
Xe connects with a body shot that sends Reign's belly button to the back.
Xe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reign lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xe's sensitive parts.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign throws the kick towards the body but Xe avoids it.
Xe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reign throws a right and a left that Xe avoids nicely.
Xe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Xe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reign takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reign looks winded!
Reign misses with an uppercut
and Xe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooh!!! Xe has knocked Reign down with a huge combo! Xe steps away and waves a wobbly Reign back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reign is rocked!
 It looks like Titan Reign has been cut.
Xe thuds a left hand into Reign's body.
Reign is still on wobbly legs! Can Xe finish him?
Xe lands a huge takedown. Reign is out but the ref is slow to react and Xe lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Reign lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Xe!
Professor Xe 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 2466 p4p, 1126 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 328 p4p, 170 weight class). Papadopoulos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura scores with a hook.
Papadopoulos throws a solid leg kick but Tulikoura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tulikoura.
Nice defenses there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Tulikoura let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Tulikoura off balance momentarily.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tulikoura is out of range.
Tulikoura misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tulikoura just manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tulikoura. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Tulikoura's front leg with a kick but Tulikoura checks it.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tulikoura scores with a nice body kick.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulikoura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papadopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Tulikoura.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Tulikoura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Tulikoura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tulikoura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tulikoura throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Papadopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick which misses Papadopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Papadopoulos tries to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
A quick step to the side and Papadopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos 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.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Papadopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab by Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papadopoulos. That did some damage!
Tulikoura tries to land a front kick but Papadopoulos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tulikoura moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tulikoura misses.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Tulikoura is looking to slow Papadopoulos down with leg kicks.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Tulikoura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulikoura manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulikoura throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Papadopoulos didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tulikoura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tulikoura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura punishes Papadopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
Tulikoura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura throws the left hand but Papadopoulos avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that misses.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tulikoura. That's going to slow Papadopoulos down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Papadopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura thows a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tulikoura misses with a lunging right hand
and Tulikoura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tulikoura counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tulikoura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papadopoulos's head backwards.
Tulikoura throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tulikoura throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
As Tulikoura looks to move away, Papadopoulos throws a big counter combo but Tulikoura just gets out of the way.
Papadopoulos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tulikoura throws the kick towards the body but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos cracks Tulikoura with an open hand slap.
Tulikoura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tulikoura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Papadopoulos tests Tulikoura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tulikoura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tulikoura - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
Tulikoura connects with the punch.
Tulikoura scores with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Papadopoulos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tulikoura staying out of range there.
Tulikoura tries to counter with a clinch but Papadopoulos shakes him off and moves away.
Tulikoura lands a nice shot to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a solid leg kick but Tulikoura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab. Tulikoura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tulikoura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tulikoura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tulikoura misses with a straight right.
Tulikoura throws a chopping leg kick but Papadopoulos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Tulikoura ducks down to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws the left hand but Papadopoulos avoids the punch easily.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut. Papadopoulos saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tulikoura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos throws a front kick aimed at Tulikoura's knee but Tulikoura avoids it well.
Tulikoura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papadopoulos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Tulikoura misses its intended target.
Tulikoura thows a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it well.
Papadopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Tulikoura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tulikoura. Tulikoura obviously looking to wear him down.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Tulikoura avoids it easily.
Tulikoura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Tulikoura wants to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Papadopoulos stalks Tulikoura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tulikoura's face. Tulikoura staggers backwards, shaken.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Papadopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tulikoura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tulikoura checks a leg kick.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos tried to counter with a leg kick but Tulikoura avoided it.
Tulikoura throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tulikoura blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick, looking for Tulikoura's leg but Tulikoura calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tulikoura blocks the low kick.
Papadopoulos checks a leg kick nicely.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it well.
Tulikoura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johannes Tulikoura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura cracks Papadopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Tulikoura.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura drops his hands momentarily and Papadopoulos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild combination.
Tulikoura tries to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura scores with a jab.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a few strikes there.
Tulikoura blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura stuns Papadopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tulikoura throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos throws a front kick aimed at Tulikoura's knee but Tulikoura avoids it well.
Tulikoura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Papadopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tulikoura. That one must have hurt.
Tulikoura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to the nose.
Tulikoura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Papadopoulos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papadopoulos is able to avoid easily.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tulikoura throws an off balance right hand
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Papadopouloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tulikoura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tulikoura is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Tulikoura misses the jab.
Papadopoulos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tulikoura checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
As Tulikoura backs away, Papadopoulos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tulikoura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice straight punches there by Tulikoura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tulikoura.
Tulikoura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Tulikoura ducked under it nicely.
Papadopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick that misses.
Papadopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Tulikoura manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Papadopoulos blocks the low kick.
Tulikoura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Tulikoura tries a low kick but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tulikoura finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Papadopoulos thows a leg kick but Tulikoura checks it
and Tulikoura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Tulikoura's shoulder, as Tulikoura tries to avoid the shot.
Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulikoura is just out of range.
Papadopoulos walks into a jab.
Papadopoulos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tulikoura is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick that knocks Papadopoulos off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Papadopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulikoura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tulikoura lands with a nice body punch.
Papadopoulos checks a low kick from Tulikoura.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick as Tulikoura jumps back.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Tulikoura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tulikoura blocks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tulikoura 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura 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.
In defeat, Avraam Papadopoulos stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 1465 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 207 p4p, 225 weight class). Abdul Rahman 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood darts in and clinches Rahman up against the cage.
Linewood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
A short right from Rahman.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linewood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linewood tries to stall but Rahman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rahman.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahmans head.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood wants to get back to striking at distance but Rahman won't allow it.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linewood blocks an uppercut.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linewoods head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is trying to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling him.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
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!
Rahman takes a shot to the head.
Rahman gets through Linewood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood trying to control the position but instead, Rahman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Linewood into the cage.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman cracks Linewood with a nice body shot.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Rahman tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Linewood.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Rahman has Linewood up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Linewood.
Linewood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a right hand.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linewood taking a breather.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahman tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood trying to stall but Rahman improves his position.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Linewood is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rahman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linewood.
Rahman blocks a jab.
Rahman doesn't manage to clinch there - Linewood circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linewood.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Linewood circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahman misses with a two punch combination.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rahman has closed the distance and engaged Linewood in a clinch.
Linewood wants to break free but Rahman has control.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Linewood breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a leg kick.
Rahman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rahman moves into range and clinches up with Linewood.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Linewood controls the action.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood working aggressively here.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linewood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rahman gets through Linewood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is trying to maintain a safe position but Rahman gets an underhook and turns Linewood into the cage.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood slows down the pace here.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood is trying to break free.
Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Rahman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Linewood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Linewood tries to keep at a distance but Rahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Linewood.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Linewood controlling the action here for a moment.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Rahman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linewood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Rahman tests Linewood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linewood throws a wild body kick that Rahman sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Linewood.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Rahman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Linewood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shock Linewood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linewood tries to counter by clinching up but Rahman breaks away and moves out of range.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Linewood pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Rahman.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Linewood tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Linewood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Linewood's head.
Rahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rahman up against the cage.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood works on Rahman's body with a couple of short punches.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Linewood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Linewood tries to stall but Rahman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Linewood's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood takes a shot to the head.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linewood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood lands a body shot.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Linewood tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Linewood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul Rahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linewood misses with a looping right.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rahman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rahman tries to clinch but Linewood moves out of range.
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linewood, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Linewood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Linewood working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Rahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rahman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abdul Rahman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 1142 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 159 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta swings widly with a right hand
and Ahai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ahai throws a leg kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Ahai digs a good hook to Tsuruta's body.
Nice jab there from Ahai.
Ahai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsuruta checks a low kick from Ahai.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsuruta.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Ahai strikes.
Tsuruta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ahai connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tsuruta finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ahai's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Tsuruta falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azor Ahai!
During a confident post fight interview, Azor Ahai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 1221 p4p, 915 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 167 p4p, 124 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. The key to victory for John Wayne Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fire needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Fire sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
John Wayne Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fire was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fire happy to just control the position for now.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Fire scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control Fire's posture but Fire avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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.
Fire landing strikes.
Fire working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is not content to let Fire control the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Fire working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fire lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fire working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire lands some shots froms side control.
Fire cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gracie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Fire turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinning Fire!
Spinning Fire opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 166 p4p, 991 weight class) and Ara Tiotio (ranked 25 p4p, 132 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. The Devils Outlaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown attempt by Outlaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiotio, which made it look bad.
Tiotio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outlaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiotio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Outlaw somewhat.
Tiotio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiotio misses with a few strikes there.
Outlaw wants to clinch.
Outlaw tries to clinch up but Tiotio circles away and keeps his distance.
Outlaw moves in looking to clinch but Tiotio pushes him off.
Tiotio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiotio.
An attempted straight right counter from Outlaw misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outlaw tries to clinch there but Tiotio circles away.
Despite the aggression on Tiotio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiotio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tiotio kicks off Outlaw and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiotio lands a big right hand that sends Outlaw crashing to the mat! Tiotio stays standing though and waves Outlaw back to his feet!
Outlaw is rocked!
Tiotio is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Outlaw hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ara Tiotio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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