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OFK 110 - Sector Vs Tepes Lii PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 2653 p4p, 2259 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 362 p4p, 308 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Want The Funk. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hasselhoff doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes 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.
Barnes 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Hasselhoff's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a big counter combination but Hasselhoff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Derrick Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes lands with a hook. Hasselhoff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes tries to bum rush Hasselhoff with a series of wild strikes but Hasselhoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Hasselhoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Hasselhoff's body. Hasselhoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes 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.
Barnes misses with the combination.
No joy there for Barnes , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hasselhoff with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Barnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hasselhoff avoids nicely.
Hasselhoff feints the counter takedown.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hasselhoff counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnes !
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes is controlling Hasselhoff's trapped leg to prevent Hasselhoff from advancing to side control.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Hasselhoff has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasselhoff is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes is pressing down on Hasselhoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hasselhoff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barnes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hasselhoff, into his guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Hasselhoff keeps moving.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Hasselhoff keeps moving.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes 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.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hasselhoff at a distance.
Good shot there by Barnes .
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasselhoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Derrick Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hasselhoff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Derrick Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes .
Hasselhoff has his takedown stuffed
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Hasselhoff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
Hasselhoff slips under a jab.
Hasselhoff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes , looking for a takedown. Hasselhoff pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hasselhoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hasselhoff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hasselhoff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Barnes lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Derrick Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes throws a combination. Hasselhoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Hasselhoff counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnes !
Barnes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes parries the strikes from Hasselhoff easily there. Hasselhoff is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnes to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hasselhoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hasselhoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hasselhoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnes , who protects the arm well.
Barnes wants to control but Hasselhoff postures up.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hasselhoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes controlling Hasselhoff's posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hasselhoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hasselhoff goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
Hasselhoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Hasselhoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hasselhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Derrick Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hasselhoff slips the punch.
And Hasselhoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hasselhoff backs up against the cage.
Hasselhoff tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Hasselhoff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff has a takedown stuffed.
Derrick Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hasselhoff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasselhoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hasselhoff slips the punch.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hasselhoff on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Hasselhoff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hasselhoff manages to avoid it.
Hasselhoff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff gets a double leg takedown into Barnes 's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes keeping full guard, as Hasselhoff tries to pass.
Hasselhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes .
Hasselhoff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnes !
Hasselhoff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hasselhoff has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
After winning the bout, Derrick Barnes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 2224 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Alex Gutierrez (ranked 302 p4p, 177 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Don Barnes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Don Barnes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gutierrez's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gutierrez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gutierrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutierrez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gutierrez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Gutierrez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes 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.
Barnes jabs at Gutierrez's body.
Gutierrez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutierrez loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Gutierrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Gutierrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutierrez.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Gutierrez.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Gutierrez is quick to defend against it.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Gutierrez throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutierrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutierrez throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Gutierrez didn't expect that.
Barnes postures up in Gutierrez's guard and throws a big left but Gutierrez blocks it.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Gutierrez is keeping the position.
Gutierrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Gutierrez working a defensive guard here.
Barnes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gutierrez working for submissions but it's allowed Barnes to get to half guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutierrez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes 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.
Gutierrez tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Gutierrez tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gutierrez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Barnes's lack of action.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Gutierrez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes working over Gutierrez with some ground and pound. Gutierrez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gutierrez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gutierrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gutierrez's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gutierrez is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutierrez.
Barnes takes a swing at Gutierrez's ribcage but misses.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes sizes up Gutierrez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gutierrez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gutierrez, as that shot connected.
Gutierrez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gutierrez sprawls and moves away.
Gutierrez loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gutierrez!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez stops Barnes from passing to mount.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Gutierrez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gutierrez seems a little lost for a moment, as Barnes dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Gutierrez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gutierrez trying to remain calm as Barnes controls from the top position.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Gutierrez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Gutierrez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gutierrez seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Barnes's chin but Barnes turns very nicely into Gutierrez's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Barnes.
Gutierrez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stands up over Gutierrez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Gutierrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gutierrez's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutierrez can do to turn this around?
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes is in close to Gutierrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gutierrez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutierrez, not yet.
Barnes trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Barnes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barnes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gutierrez for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab from Gutierrez.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutierrez.
Barnes cracks Gutierrez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gutierrez swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barnes winds up and cracks Gutierrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gutierrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gutierrez's head.
Barnes is keen to just control but Gutierrez is a slippery customer.
Gutierrez wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutierrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Gutierrez dodges it nicely.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gutierrez looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes looking to ground and pound but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
Barnes breaks from Gutierrez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and Gutierrez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes punishes Gutierrez with strikes from the back mount.
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can Gutierrez escape?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
Barnes controlling the position well here. Gutierrez rolled but Barnes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gutierrez's head.
Gutierrez fending off the submission attempt from Barnes.
Gutierrez just trying to survive but Barnes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Alex Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez prevents Barnes from getting a body triangle.
Barnes is punishing Gutierrez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gutierrez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to hold on to the position here but Gutierrez rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Barnes is in close to Gutierrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutierrez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Gutierrez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Barnes!
Don Barnes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 1479 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 214 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Andonian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Copeland forces Andonian back against the cage and clinches.
Copeland prevents Andonian from breaking the clinch.
Copeland lands with a right to the head.
Andonian 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.
Copeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andonian is trying to break the clinch but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Andonian blocking some punches.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Copeland 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.
Andonian has had enough of the clinch but Copeland keeps him there for the moment.
Andonian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Andonian wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Andonian is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
Copeland gets through Andonian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Andonian gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian tries to break free but Copeland pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Copeland rushes Andonian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian wants to break free but Copeland has control.
A short right from Copeland.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Garik Andonian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Andonian pushes him off.
Andonian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Copeland defending well as Andonian loads up on a big left hand.
Copeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andonian throws out the jab.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Andonian circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Andonian is avoiding it.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andonian.
Andonian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Copeland if he has to take too many more of those.
Andonian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andonian is looking to break free of the clinch but Copeland has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Copeland working aggressively here.
Copeland keeps control of Andonian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andonian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Andonian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Copeland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andonian! But no joy.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Andonian keeps it at a distance.
Copeland throws a lazy right hand but Andonian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andonian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Copeland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andonian, pushing him back against the cage.
Andonian is trying to push Copeland away but Copeland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andonian throws a lazy head kick
and Andonian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland darts in trying to clinch
and Andonian counters with a two punch combo.
Andonian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Andonian.
Copeland tries to clinch but Andonian moves out of range.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Andonian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andonian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Copeland wants to clinch but Andonian slips to the side
enabling Andonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Copeland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Andonian.
 It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copeland wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Andonian. Those never looked like landing.
Copeland seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andonian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andonian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Andonian tries to clinch up
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andonian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Copeland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andonian tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Andonian misses
and Copeland counters with a two punch combo.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Andonian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Andonian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andonian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Copeland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Garik Andonian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andonian swinging wildly here.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andonian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Copeland back to the cage. Andonian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Travis Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andonian wants to break free but Copeland has control.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland wants to clinch.
Andonian throws a combination. Copeland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Andonian.
Andonian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Copeland throwing a counter right hand but Andonian manages to avoid it.
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Copeland tries to keep at a distance but Andonian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Copeland misses with the head strike.
Andonian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andonian tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andonian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland closes the distance but Andonian moves to the side
enabling Andonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Andonian misses with a head kick.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Andonian.
Copeland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andonian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andonian drops Copeland with a beautiful combination! Copeland stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andonian is looking for the KO!
 Copeland is rocked!
Garik Andonian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andonian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Copeland, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian breaks from the clinch.
Copeland moves to clinch but Andonian breaks away
and Andonian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andonian fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Copeland to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Copeland looks to clinch but Andonian throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Copeland taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
In defeat, Travis Copeland stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Volkov (ranked 934 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Roger Dawson (ranked 101 p4p, 173 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov walks into a left hand.
Dawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawson. Dawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dawson throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Volkov.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Dawson's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dawson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Dawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Volkov slips a jab from Dawson.
Dawson throws a leg kick
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson misses with a kick to the body
and Volkov counters with a single leg into guard. Dawson didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson managing to control the position.
Dawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.
Volkov trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Dawson trying to keep a closed guard but Volkov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Volkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dawson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Volkov postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Dawson.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Volkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Volkov somewhat.
Volkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Volkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawson is fending him off so far but Volkov persists. Nope, Dawson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volkov has time to react.
Volkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dawson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dawson misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt - Dawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws out a powerful jab.
Dawson misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a takedown into side control.
Dawson is looking for a sweep.
Volkov cracks Dawson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Volkov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dawson is avoiding damage well.
Dawson is looking to regain half guard here but Volkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Volkov trying to control the position but Dawson is working away.
Dawson prevents Volkov from improving position.
Volkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to bench press Volkov off him but Volkov keeps the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Volkov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Volkov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Volkov 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Volkov dominated that round.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dawson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dawson.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Dawson scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov scores with a takedown into Dawson's guard.
Dawson has Volkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Volkov lands a couple of elbows.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Volkov postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson looking to control.
Volkov won't allow Dawson to sweep him here.
Volkov content to stall in guard here.
Dawson looking to control.
Volkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Dawson.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawson can't keep his opponent in guard - Volkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Volkov stalling away here and it's allowed Dawson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawson looking to control.
Volkov works over Dawson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ivan Volkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkov is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Volkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Volkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Volkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Volkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Volkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Volkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is sitting in close to Volkov's body. Volkov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dawson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dawson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Volkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Volkov!
An out of breath Ivan Volkov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 1083 p4p, 1292 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 159 p4p, 187 weight class). Doko Dokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhino.
Dokov rushes Rhino and presses him up against the cage.
Rhino tightens his grip and picks Dokov up, before dumping him to the ground. Dokov manages to land in guard.
Dokov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dokov is keeping the position for now.
Rhino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rhino working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rhino tries to free his leg and advance position but Dokov is retaining full guard.
Rhino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dokov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rhino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dokov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.
Rhino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dokov 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.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Rhino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dokov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dokov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dokov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dokov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rhino dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Rhino drags him back down.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rhino is chipping away with strikes.
Dokov is looking for a sweep.
Dokov pushes Rhino away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rhino gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dokov tries to bench press Rhino off him but Rhino keeps the position.
Dokov is not content to let Rhino control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dokov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rhino asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dokov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rhino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhino is putting a hurting on Dokov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dokov is trying to improve his position.
Rhino is chipping away with strikes.
Dokov is not content to let Rhino control the position.
Rhino controlling from side mount.
Rhino prevents Dokov from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino working the head and body with strikes.
Rhino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dokov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dokov tries to escape but Rhino is in control.
Dokov sneaks out the side door and pushes Rhino away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhino.
Dokov drives through and clinches with Rhino against the cage.
Rhino has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dokov is trying to keep an underhook but Rhino manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rhino controlling the action here.
Rhino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rhino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rhino blocks Dokov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rhino punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rhino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dokov hang on?
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dokov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rhino unloading with bombs!
Dokov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rhino is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dokov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rhino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rhino advances to full mount.
The referee warns Dokov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rhino scoring with strikes but Dokov is staying in there.
Dokov really wants to buck Rhino off and get back to his feet.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dokov is working hard here to advance position.
Rhino with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dokov wants to control but Rhino is having none of it.
Rhino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dokov?
Dokov is rocked!
Rhino lands a big shot to the head and Dokov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brutalis Rhino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 589 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 34 p4p, 116 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomori.
Tomori wants to take the fight to the mat but Budinha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha takes a shot to the head.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Budinha's ribcage. Budinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Tomori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomori.
Tomori lands an elbow inside.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Budinha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Budinha stalling.
Budinha continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tomori lands a hook that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Tomori throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tomori is stalling here.
Tomori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Budinha is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomori gets an underhook and turns Budinha into the cage.
Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Tomori. Those never looked like landing.
Budinha clinches up against the cage.
Tomori tries to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling the position.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budinha avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori trying to land knees to the body.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
Tomori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Tomori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomori.
Budinha blocks an elbow strike from Tomori.
Budinha takes an elbow to the temple.
Budinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Tomori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tomori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Budinha is pressed up against the cage. Tomori has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Budinha down to the mat. Budinha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Budinha keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Tomori blocks it.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomori avoids it.
Tomori lands a shot to the body.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomori missing with knees to the body.
Tomori lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budinha avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomori.
Budinha is trying to stall.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Tomori is blocking nicely.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Tomori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori has Budinha pressed against the cage.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Budinha's head.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomori throws an elbow but misses.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budinha misses with a head kick.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha is looking to clinch.
Tomori has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
That's time! Tomori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tomori darts in looking for a takedown but Budinha gets double underhooks and turns Tomori into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tomori missing with knees to the body.
Budinha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Tomori takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Budinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori is pushing Budinha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomori avoids the damage to the body.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
Budinha taking a breather.
Tomori looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomori landing knees to the head.
Tomori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomori working hard to break the clinch.
Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budinha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomori is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Budinha being controlled against the cage.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Tomori missing with knees to the body.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Hiroki Tomori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Tomori's ribcage.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha tries to stall but Tomori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Budinha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tomori taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tomori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tomori's face.
Budinha takes a shot to the head.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budinha blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Budinha in a clinch.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Budinha.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori lands a hook that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Tomori.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomori throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tomori taking a breather.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Tomori is blocking nicely.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Tomori lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Budinha has Tomori pushed against the cage.
Tomori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomori avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcos Budinha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Budinha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budinha tries to counter with a clinch but Tomori shakes him off and moves away.
Tomori throws a right hand that Budinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Budinha also avoids with ease.
Budinha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tomori.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Budinha circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori rushes Budinha and presses him up against the cage.
Tomori stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Tomori misses with an elbow strike.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomori is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budinha.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Tomori blocks with his arms.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
Tomori controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomori turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tomori manages to end up in side control.
Budinha bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tomori tries to clinch there but Budinha circles away.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Tomori circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori looks for the body kick but Budinha saw that one coming.
Tomori tries to clinch but Budinha moves out of range.
Budinha wants to counter with a clinch but Tomori pushes him away.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Tomori blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is looking to control Tomori's arms but Tomori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Tomori working aggressively here.
A short left from Tomori.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomori avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Budinha blocking some punches.
Budinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori tries to clinch but Budinha is having none of it.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha takes a shot to the head.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomori avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budinha blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Tomori avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomori.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomori avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tomori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomori avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Tomori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomori pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tomori tries a knee to the head but Budinha blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Budinha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcos Budinha!
A very excited looking Marcos Budinha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 862 p4p, 544 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 90 p4p, 57 weight class). Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock thows a body kick. Donde tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a front kick but Donde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but Donde moves his leg out of the way.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donde throws a sloppy head kick
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Our spies down at at MY YARD Resurrect inform us that Shamrock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
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!
Donde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shamrock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shamrock has escaped and now he's on top!
Donde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donde's guard.
Donde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shamrock stands up from Donde's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shamrock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donde appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donde counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shamrock won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Donde working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Donde swings around for an armbar but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Donde's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Donde is proving hard to escape from.
Donde seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shamrock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donde has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shamrock has managed to get both his arms back between Donde's legs - danger averted.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donde's guard.
Donde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shamrock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shamrock stands up and waves to Donde to follow him.
Donde moves into the clinch.
Shamrock tries to work over Donde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Donde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donde's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Donde managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Donde controls the action.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
Donde has clasped his hands together around Shamrock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Donde is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shamrock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donde tries for a kimura but Shamrock is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock 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.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Donde looks to clinch
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donde appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Donde moves out of range.
Donde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Donde's shoulder, as Donde tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Donde counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shamrock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws Donde to one side and escapes!
Donde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Donde is out of range.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Donde saw that one coming.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Donde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donde down.
Donde avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Shamrock controlling Donde's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donde tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shamrock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Donde has Shamrock in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Donde won't let him.
Shamrock stands and steps away. Donde gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shamrock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Donde.
Donde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shamrock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shamrock has escaped and now he's on top!
Donde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shamrock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shamrock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stopping the sweep attempt from Donde.
Donde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shamrock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shamrock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donde, up you get!
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donde appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Donde drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shamrock sprawls and moves away.
Nick Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Donde's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Donde decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Donde controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Donde has hold of one of Shamrock's legs. Shamrock is fighting the takedown attempt but Donde gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Donde avoids a kick to the body.
Donde tries to counter with a takedown but Shamrock is quick to defend against it.
Shamrock gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Donde counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donde postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shamrock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Donde, into his guard.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donde's guard.
Donde is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shamrock defends well.
Raymond Donde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donde, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock rushes Donde and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Donde is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Shamrock piles on the pressure and Donde crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 540 p4p, 516 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 86 p4p, 82 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. Henry Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Schwartz Gomez's chin.
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lancaster clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster is struggling to control the position.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Gomez tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Gomez tries to break free but Lancaster pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster stalls.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster.
Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lancaster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Gomez throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster lands an overhand right.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Lancaster's leg but Lancaster calmly moves out of range.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Lancaster misses with the combination.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gomez as the two fighters clinch.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Gomez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters circling a little - Gomez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomez with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the body
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Gomez misses with a body shot
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
We've been told by Lancaster's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Lancaster in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lancaster lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Schwartz Gomez 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.
Gomez with a hook.
Lancaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez pushes Lancaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Henry Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
A short right from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Gomez.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Gomez.
Gomez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lancaster up against the cage.
Lancaster is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lancaster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gomez can turn it around.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomez throws a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster misses with the combination.
Lancaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lancaster slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lancaster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Gomez lands with a hook. Lancaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomez thumps Lancaster with a low kick.
Lancaster swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Gomez has Lancaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez is leaning against Lancaster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lancaster's defenses.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Lancaster blocks a low kick nicely.
Lancaster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Lancaster tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lancaster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Henry Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lancaster's efforts to push away.
Gomez pushes off an throws an elbow but Lancaster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez is leaning against Lancaster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Gomez lands an uppercut.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Lancaster.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
A victorious Schwartz Gomez 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 325 p4p, 692 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 34 p4p, 74 weight class). Irish Power 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irish Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Temirov misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a crisp right hand that drops Temirov! Power lets Temirov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Temirov is rocked!
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Temirov is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power misses with a looping left.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
We've been told by Power's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov seems to have recovered his senses.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temirov works Power's body with a nice hook.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Temirov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Temirov.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Temirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Temirov throws a shot to the body.
Temirov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
Temirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power lands a jab.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Temirov duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Temirov.
Temirov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Power back to the cage. Temirov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Power moves into range and clinches up with Temirov.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Power misses.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Temirov.
Temirov feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Power throws a hook but Temirov avoids it easily.
Temirov throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power fires out a quick counter leg kick but Temirov just manages to avoid it.
Temirov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Power.
Temirov feints a jab promting Power to slip. Temirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Power slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Temirov connects with a nice looking jab.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Temirov moves out of range as Power strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power pushes Temirov up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temirov is defending well for now.
Temirov taking a breather.
Temirov prevents a body shot from Power.
Temirov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Temirov avoids the damage to the body.
Power lands a right hand.
Temirov blocks the elbow strike.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Temirov.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temirov's elbow.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power keeps control of Temirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Temirov working hard to break the clinch.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Temirov.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Temirov controls his hands.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temirov is defending well for now.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power working aggressively here.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temirov is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruslan Temirov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Temirov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Power staying out of range there.
Temirov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Temirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Temirov throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Temirov.
Temirov thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Temirov off the cage and back into range.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temirov.
Temirov looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
A lazy left from Temirov finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Temirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Temirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps Temirov's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Temirov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temirov.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Temirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Temirov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Temirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Temirov.
Power slips a jab from Temirov.
Temirov lands a jab.
Power 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.
Power tests Temirov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruslan Temirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Temirov lands with a shot to the body.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power swinging wildly here.
Temirov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Temirov stalks Power and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Power's face. Power staggers backwards, shaken.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Temirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temirov is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Temirov catches Power right on the button with a cross.
Power looks to land a body kick but Temirov moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Temirov managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
Power tries a knee to the head but Temirov blocks it.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temirov's elbow.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power slips a jab from Temirov.
Temirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Temirov throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Temirov misses the body punch
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Temirov throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power tries to counter by clinching up but Temirov breaks away and moves out of range.
Power looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov digs a good body shot into Power's ribs.
Temirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Temirov avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Temirov lands a jab to the nose.
Temirov lands a nice shot that snaps Power's head back.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Power punishes Temirov's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Temirov.
Temirov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
As Power backs off Temirov throws a huge counter combo but Power manages to avoid it all.
Temirov slips under a jab from Power.
Power moves forwards but Temirov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temirov throws out the jab.
Temirov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Temirov duly obliges.
Temirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power throws a right hand that misses
enabling Temirov to counter with a crisp jab.
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Temirov on the side of the head.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Temirov swinging wildly here.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Power misses with a straight left.
Temirov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power misses with a hook
and Temirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Temirov looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Temirov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Temirov scoring well with a low kick there.
Temirov throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Power looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Temirov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temirov checks the leg kick.
Power wants to clinch up but Temirov keeps it at a distance.
Temirov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Temirov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Temirov misses.
Power wants to slow Temirov down by chopping away at his legs.
Temirov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Temirov stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Temirov lands.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temirov misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Temirov.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Irish Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Temirov wants to break free but Power has control.
Power keeps control of Temirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Temirov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries a body shot but Temirov blocks it.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Temirov tries to move into range but Power moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Temirov tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Temirov throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Temirov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Temirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Temirov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Power takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Power closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Temirov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power misses with some punches.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is leaning against Temirov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temirov's elbow.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Temirov.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power working aggressively here.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Temirov blocks an uppercut.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power misses with some punches.
Temirov blocking some punches.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power pushes Temirov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirov throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Temirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temirov lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Temirov stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Temirov misses with a two punch combination.
Temirov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Temirov off balance momentarily.
Power tries to land a body kick
and Temirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Power throws a right and a left that Temirov avoids nicely.
Temirov misses with a series of wild punches.
Temirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
Temirov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temirov misses with a double jab.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov connects with the punch.
Power tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
A nice side step and Temirov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Power slips a straight right by Temirov.
A big left from Temirov misses.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Irish Power will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Power tries to clinch there but Temirov circles away.
Temirov misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Temirov!
Temirov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Temirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Temirov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Power.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Temirov misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temirov throws out the jab.
Temirov slips under a jab from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temirov scoring well with a low kick there.
Power wants to clinch up but Temirov keeps it at a distance.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Temirov.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temirov.
Temirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Temirov. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Power.
Power bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Temirov's head.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temirov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power tries to clinch up but Temirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Power gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irish Power!
Irish Power retains his featherweight title!
Irish Power took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ALPHA Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 50 p4p, 323 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 8 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sector looks for the body kick but Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Sector drives through and clinches with Tepes Iii against the cage.
Tepes Iii throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes Iii fails to land.
Tepes Iii prevents a body shot from Sector.
Tepes Iii taking a breather.
A short right from Sector.
Tepes Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sector manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sector bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Sector wants to clinch up but Tepes Iii keeps it at a distance.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Tepes Iii.
Sector tests Tepes Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Sector darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sector lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tepes Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tepes Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Sector manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking body kick.
Tepes Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sector throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sector tries to clinch up but Tepes Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Tepes Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sector's hands.
Tepes Iii throws a shot from downtown. Sector moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii goes for a double leg but Sector avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sector continues to drive forward.
Sector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes Iii.
Good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Sector fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Sector scores with the left hand. Tepes Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Sector with a hook.
Sector thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tepes Iii if he has to take too many more of those.
Tepes Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands with a straight right. Tepes Iii didn't see that one coming.
Sector tries to clinch there but Tepes Iii circles away.
Sector tries to move into range but Tepes Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sector lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sector checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sector moves to clinch but Tepes Iii breaks away
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sector lands a high kick!
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
Tepes Iii throws a nice head kick!
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looks like Sector has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good work by Tepes Iii as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Sector throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Sector tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes Iii.
Sector avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Sector pushes Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Sector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sector lands a shoulder strike.
Tepes Iii working aggressively here.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Summa Sector will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sector.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sector counter with a right hand.
Sector misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sector connects with a solid leg kick.
Sector missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tepes Iii tries to land a leg kick but Sector saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes Iii! But no joy.
Sector tries to score with a low kick but Tepes Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Sector with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sector manages to avoid it.
Sector throws a big counter combination but Tepes Iii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tepes Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Sector finds it's way through Tepes Iii's defenses.
Sector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Sector defending well as Tepes Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Sector lands a head kick!
Good work by Tepes Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Sector walks into a stiff left hand from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tepes Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector wants to slow Tepes Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Sector.
Sector walks into a straight right hand from Tepes Iii.
Sector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sector's head.
Tepes Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tepes Iii moves out of range as Sector strikes.
Sector moves out of range as Tepes Iii strikes.
Sector jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Vlad Tepes Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tepes Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sector moves away.
Sector moves into the clinch.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sector's elbow.
Tepes Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Sector.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Sector is just out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sector cracks Tepes Iii with a good jab.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sector misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sector moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tepes Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sector on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad Tepes Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sector is looking to clinch.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Sector.
Sector connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sector throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes Iii. Sector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Sector moves out of range easily.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Sector moves out of range easily.
Sector tries to counter by clinching up but Tepes Iii breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector connects with a right hand. Tepes Iii shakes it off.
Tepes Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sector misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sector scores with a hook to the body. Tepes Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes Iii gets tackled into the cage by Sector. Sector maintains the clinch.
Sector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sector manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii cracks Sector with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sector tries to clinch up.
Tepes Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sector tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sector's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sector lands a really nice looking cross but Tepes Iii seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector slips a jab and a cross from Tepes Iii.
Sector tries to counter by clinching up but Tepes Iii breaks away and moves out of range.
Sector tries to bum rush Tepes Iii with a series of wild strikes but Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tepes Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sector dodges the punch combination from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Tepes Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector retains his welterweight title!
Summa Sector 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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pop
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