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KoF:IW - Dome PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quebra Cranio (ranked 2727 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Davide Truninger (ranked 386 p4p, 518 weight class). Cranio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's My Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Davide Truninger!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Truninger ducks down to avoid it.
Cranio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Truninger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cranio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Truninger's head backwards.
Cranio throws a jab when Truninger was well out of range.
Truninger wants to slow Cranio down by chopping away at his legs.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Truninger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Truninger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cranio is able to avoid easily.
Cranio thuds a left hand into Truninger's body.
A jab from Truninger misses.
Truninger tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranio is looking to counter punch.
Truninger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cranio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Truninger counters with an outside leg kick.
Truninger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cranio.
Truninger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truninger moves away.
Truninger feints a counter leg kick.
Cranio swings for the body but Truninger moves out of range.
Cranio is looking to wear down Truninger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Truninger connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cranio.
Nice cross by Cranio.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Truninger saw that one coming.
Cranio connects with a single shot there.
Truninger lands a nice shot that snaps Cranio's head back.
Truninger throws a one two combo.
A leg kick checked by Cranio.
Cranio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Truninger.
Cranio lands a lovely overhand right.
Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Truninger misses with a hook.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Truninger! But no joy.
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Truninger is just out of range.
Cranio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cranio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Truninger, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truninger trying to control the position but instead, Cranio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Truninger into the cage.
Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Truninger misses with some punches.
Cranio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Truninger backwards.
Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Truninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truninger prevents a body shot from Cranio.
Truninger tries to pull guard but Cranio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Truninger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Truninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cranio tries to work over Truninger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truninger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cranio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cranio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio misses with a punch to the body.
Cranio working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Cranio.
Cranio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Truninger's elbow.
Truninger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Truninger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Truninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Truninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranio digs a right hand underneath Truninger's ribcage. Truninger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Truninger misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Truninger backwards.
Truninger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Truninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Cranio.
Truninger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cranio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Truninger can turn it around.
Cranio misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truninger prevents a body shot from Cranio.
Cranio is leaning against Truninger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cranio.
Truninger looks winded!
Truninger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cranio tries a body shot but Truninger blocks it.
Truninger has a couple of punches blocked by Cranio.
Cranio tries a body shot but Truninger blocks it.
Cranio lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truninger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truninger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Truninger.
Cranio working aggressively here.
Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranio misses with the head strike.
Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Truninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebra Cranio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Truninger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Truninger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quebra Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Truninger.
A cross from Cranio lands.
Truninger looks to throw a body kick
and Truninger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Truninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranio works Truninger's body with a nice hook.
Cranio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Truninger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Truninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Cranio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranio looks to throw the jab but Truninger is out of range.
Cranio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quebra Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truninger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cranio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Truninger backwards.
Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Truninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cranio can't find room to land a body shot as Truninger controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio pushes Truninger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Truninger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Truninger backwards.
Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cranio lunges at Truninger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Truninger's hand.
Cranio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Truninger is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Cranio.
Truninger throws a leg kick but Cranio sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cranio misses the target.
Cranio avoids the head kick by Truninger.
Cranio throws a body punch but Truninger moves out of range.
Cranio catches Truninger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Cranio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cranio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Truninger is rocked!
Cranio works Truninger's body with a nice hook.
Truninger is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranio finish him?
Cranio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truninger was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranio.
Truninger seems to have recovered his senses.
Cranio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Truninger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Truninger manages to avoid it.
Cranio swings for the body but Truninger moves out of range.
Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truninger can do to turn this around?
Truninger throws a low kick but Cranio moves out of range easily.
Cranio throwing a counter right hand but Truninger manages to avoid it.
Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranio tries to bum rush Truninger with a series of wild strikes but Truninger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Truninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cranio clobbers Truninger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cranio lands with a straight right. Truninger didn't see that one coming.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Truninger.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Truninger counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Cranio misses.
Truninger moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Truninger takes one to the side of the head.
Truninger looks to land a body kick but Cranio moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Truninger does a little dance to reset his feet.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Truninger got wobbled bad by a big combination! Cranio presses forward with punches and knees until Truninger stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Truninger closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quebra Cranio!
A very excited looking Quebra Cranio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yvan Keller (ranked 2999 p4p, 3102 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 173 p4p, 178 weight class). Mercer has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yvan Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller fails with the takedown
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keller avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer lands with a nice body kick.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keller's hands.
Keller shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keller's hands.
Keller shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yvan Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer tries to land a front kick but Keller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercer misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Jab by Mercer.
Mercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Keller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercer but Mercer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mercer works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
 Keller is rocked!
Keller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercer counters with a crisp right that sends Keller to the canvas! Mercer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mercer!
A relieved looking Bobby Mercer 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 Kiso Akinaga (ranked 2718 p4p, 3135 weight class) and Hunter Acosta (ranked 327 p4p, 380 weight class). Akinaga comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Wolf Totem. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Akinaga both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Hunter Acosta has been cut.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga with a nice cross.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acosta counters with a shoot takedown. Akinaga fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Acosta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akinaga's guard.
Akinaga is refusing to be controlled, as Acosta sits in half guard.
Akinaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Acosta wants to work for an arm triangle but Akinaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akinaga is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta passes to side control.
Acosta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Akinaga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Acosta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Akinaga has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Acosta but great work by Akinaga.
Acosta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akinaga presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Akinaga trying to control but Acosta is having none of it.
Acosta wants to control but Akinaga is having none of it.
Akinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Akinaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Acosta on the ground.
Akinaga controlling the position easily from mount.
Akinaga looking to control but Acosta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta can't escape the position.
Acosta tries to hold on but Akinaga pushes him away.
Akinaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acosta is looking to escape.
Acosta wants to hold on but Akinaga pushes him away.
Acosta tries to reverse the position but Akinaga maintains control.
Akinaga trying to control but Acosta is having none of it.
Acosta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga wants to control but Acosta is keeping him busy.
Akinaga tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Acosta.
Acosta tries to roll over but Akinaga keeps him under control.
Acosta is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Acosta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akinaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akinaga slips a straight right by Acosta.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acosta was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
And Acosta tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Acosta scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Acosta moves out of range.
Acosta lands with a nice body punch.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Akinaga moves out of range as Acosta strikes.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Acosta throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
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!
Acosta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acosta blocks a jab.
Acosta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akinaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Acosta avoids it well.
Akinaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Acosta avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga drops his hands momentarily and Acosta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Acosta cracks Akinaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acosta was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Acosta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akinaga scrambles back to his feet.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Acosta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Acosta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Acosta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acosta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta misses the jab.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akinaga controlling Acosta's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akinaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akinaga controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Acosta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Akinaga trying to control the position.
Acosta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Akinaga is trying to buck Acosta off.
Acosta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Akinaga's legs.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga is looking for a sweep.
Akinaga can't do much from the bottom here.
Acosta tries to advance to mount but Akinaga denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akinaga is not content to let Acosta control the position.
Akinaga tries to buck Acosta off but Acosta is having none of it.
Acosta tries for a kimura but Akinaga is defending well.
Acosta is looking to take a break and control but Akinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akinaga is trying to control Acosta's posture but Acosta avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Acosta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hunter Acosta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Acosta looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinaga is just out of range.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acosta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga.
Acosta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akinaga is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Acosta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Acosta. Beautiful body shot.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acosta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akinaga's hands.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acosta lands with a shot to the body.
Akinaga tries to move into range but Acosta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acosta missing with a left hand there. Akinaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acosta.
 It looks like Kiso Akinaga has been cut.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
Akinaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Acosta.
Acosta slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Acosta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akinaga defends it well.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga walks into a left hand.
Acosta scores with a nice right hand.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acosta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akinaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinaga throws a jab when Acosta was well out of range.
Akinaga misses with a wild body shot.
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga misses with a combination
and Acosta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akinaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akinaga takes a swing at Acosta's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
Acosta connects with the punch.
Acosta jabs at Akinaga's body.
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akinaga.
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Acosta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta throws a nice looking combination but Akinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acosta scores with a one two! Akinaga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Acosta does no damage.
Akinaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Acosta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akinaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Acosta.
Akinaga slips a jab from Acosta.
Nice shot by Acosta.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Acosta is out of range.
Akinaga moves out of range as Acosta strikes.
Acosta lands a right hook to the body.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta just misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta catches Akinaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akinaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Acosta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Acosta dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Acosta moves out of range of the strikes.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Acosta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Acosta avoids nicely.
Acosta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acosta lands with a straight right. Akinaga didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Acosta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acosta 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kiso Akinaga!
An out of breath Kiso Akinaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uga Buga (ranked 2031 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Gman Writ (ranked 258 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Uga Buga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gman Writ!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buga lands a left and a right that send Writ crashing to the mat, dazed. Buga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Writ is rocked!
It looks like Gman Writ has been cut.
Buga plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Writ to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Writ just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uga Buga!
A victorious Uga Buga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Gman Writ had this to say: 'I'll be back '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Alvarez (ranked 1477 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 192 p4p, 299 weight class). Owen Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malley counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Malley throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malley counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Malley back into the cage.
Alvarez gets through Malley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malley manages to break the clinch.
Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Malley settles back down.
Malley throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Malley's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Malley misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Malley blocking some punches.
Malley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Malley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malley throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Alvarez stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Malley follows into mount!
Alvarez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malley stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Malley from controlling successfully.
Alvarez has his hands on Malley's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malley wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvarez backing away here, and Malley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Malley counter with a right hand.
Alvarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malley sprawls well initially but Alvarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Alvarez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Malley gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Malley controlling the position.
Alvarez passes Malley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Malley wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Malley is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Malley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Malley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Malley is controlling Alvarez's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez 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.
Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Malley to sweep him here.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Malley throws a big counter head kick but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Owen Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez moves to clinch but Malley breaks away
and Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Malley counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Malley tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley misses with a looping right.
Alvarez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Malley moves out of range.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a leg kick
and Alvarez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Malley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Malley tries to roll but Alvarez sticks to his back.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Alvarez is hanging on to Malley's back as he tries to escape.
Malley covers up after that shot from Alvarez.
Malley is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Alvarez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alvarez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alvarez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alvarez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Malley counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Alvarez!
Owen Alvarez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 1519 p4p, 2178 weight class) and Vinny Corcoran (ranked 227 p4p, 288 weight class). Vinny Corcoran is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corcoran feints and then cracks Shifter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shifter down.
Shifter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corcoran pinned against the cage. Corcoran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corcoran steps into range and cracks Shifter with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Shifter flops backwards and Corcoran dives into his guard looking to finish!
Corcoran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shifter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shifter 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.
Shifter is looking for a triangle but Corcoran pushes his legs off easily.
Corcoran wants to stand but Shifter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shifter is on top in guard.
Corcoran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corcoran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shifter scoring with some ground and pound.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corcoran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Corcoran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corcoran managing to control the position.
Shifter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corcoran is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter drops back looking for a leg! Corcoran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Corcoran manages to kick Shifter off! Shifter jumps back into Corcoran's guard.
Shifter 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.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corcoran is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shifter manages to get himself to full guard.
Shifter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corcoran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Corcoran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shifter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corcoran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Corcoran is posturing up here but Shifter has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Corcoran tries to roll out but it's too tight and Corcoran has to tap! Slick submission there by Shifter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shape Shifter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 1203 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Julius Benedict (ranked 183 p4p, 263 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. Benedict has chosen Twins as his entrance music. Julius Benedict has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Mandiang.
Mandiang wants to land a leg kick but Benedict is out of range.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Benedict.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandiang lands with an overhand left.
Benedict is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
Benedict listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mandiang there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Benedict misses its intended target.
Benedict misses with a wild body shot.
Benedict tests Mandiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedict throws a hook but Mandiang avoids it easily.
Mandiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedict's 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!
A lazy left from Benedict finds it's target.
Benedict fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandiang on the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedict moves away.
Benedict takes a swing at Mandiang's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
Benedict 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.
Benedict throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedict tries to clinch there but Mandiang circles away.
Mandiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benedict tests Mandiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedict lands with a right hand.
Benedict ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedict.
Mandiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedict was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandiang.
Benedict jabs at Mandiang's body.
Mandiang lands a head shot.
Benedict throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mandiang on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedict misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Mandiang.
Benedict throws a hook but Mandiang avoids it easily.
Benedict misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Benedict 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mandiang.
Benedict misses with a right hand
and Mandiang counters with a nice right hand that sends Benedict toppling to the canvas! Benedict scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mandiang finish him?!
Benedict is rocked!
Mandiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedict is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
Mandiang throws a monster overhand right that drops Benedict! Mandiang follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aboubacar Mandiang!
During a confident post fight interview, Aboubacar Mandiang 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 Akuma Manivong (ranked 761 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 105 p4p, 194 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 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manivong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Manivong avoids them all with ease.
Manivong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruth throws a looping overhand right but Manivong ducks down to avoid it.
Manivong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Manivong moved out of range.
Manivong scores with a leg kick.
Manivong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Manivong is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a hook.
Manivong throws a shot to the body.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manivong moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong misses with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Manivong's belly button to the back.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Manivong darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manivong wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manivong.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Manivong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong lands a left hand.
Ruth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manivong 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.
Ruth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Ruth lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth is trying to stall.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth gets through Manivong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manivong lands a left hand.
Ruth working aggressively here.
Manivong lands an uppercut.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manivong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Ruth misses with an uppercut
and Manivong counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manivong.
Ruth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Ruth.
Manivong swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Manivong moves into the clinch.
Manivong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manivong can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manivong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manivong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manivong tries for a takedown but Ruth manages to get underhooks.
Manivong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manivong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manivong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Manivong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manivong momentarily.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manivong ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manivong.
Ruth takes a swing at Manivong's ribcage but misses.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manivong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Good standup being displayed there by Manivong as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manivong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruth throws a combination that misses
and Manivong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manivong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruth trying to stall but Manivong improves his position.
Manivong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth tries to bum rush Manivong with a series of wild strikes but Manivong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manivong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruth slips under a jab from Manivong.
Manivong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manivong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manivong tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manivong scores with a kick to the midsection.
No joy there for Ruth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It appears Manivong was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruth clobbers Manivong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth throws a series of punches but Manivong avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Manivong misses the target.
Ruth jabs Manivong right on the nose. Manivong blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Manivong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Manivong lands a takedown into guard.
Manivong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manivong is one step ahead there.
Manivong wants to stand but Ruth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruth looking to control but Manivong passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manivong blocks the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruth looking to control.
Manivong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruth is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ruth holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manivong wants to stand but Ruth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice combination there by Ruth.
Manivong is looking to clinch.
Ruth looks to land a left hand but Manivong moved out of range nicely.
Manivong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manivong.
Manivong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Manivong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manivong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manivong slips under a jab.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Manivong counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a swing at Manivong's ribcage but misses.
Manivong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manivong drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Manivong lands a shoulder strike.
Ruth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Manivong working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Manivong.
Manivong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruth swinging wildly here.
Manivong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruth just manages to avoid it.
Manivong throws a leg kick
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manivong pushes Ruth away with a front kick.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Manivong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruth momentarily.
Manivong connects with a crisp jab.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manivong counters with a huge left! Ruth is in big trouble! He's backing up but Manivong isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ruth from any more damage. A dominating finish by Manivong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akuma Manivong!
Akuma Manivong retains his heavyweight title!
Akuma Manivong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Youssef Alaoui (ranked 880 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Voltsz Diesel (ranked 133 p4p, 327 weight class). Diesel has chosen Outerspass - Frosty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Voltsz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaoui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaoui.
Alaoui cracks Diesel with an open hand slap.
Alaoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alaoui.
Diesel clinches.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Diesel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alaoui backwards.
Diesel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alaoui avoids a wild elbow strike from Diesel.
Diesel told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Alaoui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alaoui throws a body punch but Diesel moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alaoui.
Alaoui gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
Diesel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alaoui or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alaoui throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alaoui takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alaoui is trying to stall.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Alaoui.
A short left from Alaoui.
A short right from Diesel.
Diesel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diesel lands an elbow inside that Alaoui shrugs off.
It looks like Youssef Alaoui has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alaoui.
Alaoui is leaning against Diesel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alaoui looking to slow down the pace here.
Diesel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alaoui looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Diesel.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Alaoui throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alaoui trying to control the position but instead, Diesel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alaoui into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Alaoui breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Alaoui circles away.
Alaoui takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alaoui tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alaoui blocks an uppercut.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diesel lands a damaging elbow.
Alaoui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Alaoui fails to land.
Alaoui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alaoui dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Alaoui on the inside.
Alaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alaoui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alaoui takes a shot to the head.
Alaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alaoui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Alaoui working aggressively here.
Alaoui misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Alaoui.
A short left from Alaoui.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alaoui wants to stall.
Diesel working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Diesel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alaoui is rocked!
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Alaoui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Alaoui is breathing heavily.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel throws a big uppercut that drops Alaoui! More strikes from Diesel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alaoui lies dazed against the cage as Diesel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voltsz Diesel!
Voltsz Diesel is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Voltsz Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 680 p4p, 1614 weight class) and Maruim Silva (ranked 40 p4p, 92 weight class). Silva has chosen Sabotage as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maruim Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Apollo lands an overhand right.
Apollo throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Apollo.
Silva 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Silva's head back.
Lindsay Apollo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Apollo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Apollo forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Apollo breaks the clinch.
Apollo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Apollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Apollo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Apollo!
Apollo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apollo has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Apollo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Apollo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Apollo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Apollo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Apollo tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Apollo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Apollo.
Apollo wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
That's four 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.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Apollo.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Apollo wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Apollo clinches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Apollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva moves forwards but Apollo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindsay Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo lands a lovely overhand right.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apollo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apollo jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Apollo.
Apollo's corner calls for a 1-2. Apollo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo connects with a leg kick.
Apollo has managed to clinch.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Apollo - that landed with a thud.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Apollo is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollo.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Apollo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Apollo is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apollo is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Apollo.
Apollo works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Apollo finds it's target.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Apollo on his heels. He'll look to pass Apollo's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apollo is keeping the position for now.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Apollo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Apollo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Apollo has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Apollo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Apollo looking for the choke but no joy.
Apollo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Apollo is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Apollo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Apollo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Silva is looking to advance position but Apollo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wants to hold on but Apollo pushes him away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Apollo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Apollo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Silva with him. Silva is trying to defend but Apollo has an arm under the chin now! Silva grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo retains his bantamweight title!
A less than humble Lindsay Apollo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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