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SFL 102 | Nemesis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2141 p4p, 1690 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 303 p4p, 246 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kulik darts in and clinches Knuckles up against the cage.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulik.
Kulik is trying to force a seperation but Knuckles has the dominant position.
Kulik blocking some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Knuckles has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulik.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Kulik as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Kulik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Kulik does no damage.
Kulik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kulik drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Kulik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Kulik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Kulik blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulik lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulik tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasiliy Kulik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulik closes the distance but Knuckles moves to the side
and Knuckles counters with a body kick that stops Kulik in his tracks momentarily.
Kulik throws a front kick aimed at Knuckles's knee but Knuckles avoids it well.
Knuckles tries to land a front kick but Kulik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kulik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knuckles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knuckles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moves out of range as Kulik strikes.
Kulik looks to land a body kick but Knuckles moved away.
No joy there for Kulik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knuckles back to the cage. Kulik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kulik throws a body kick that misses
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Knuckles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulik tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Kulik.
Kulik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knuckles.
Kulik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knuckles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knuckles with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kulik misses
and Knuckles counters with a nice body shot.
Kulik wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Knuckles.
Kulik throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
Knuckles was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kulik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulik throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Kulik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Knuckles slams his shin into Kulik's torso.
Kulik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulik has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Kulik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulik is looking to break free of the clinch but Knuckles has double underhooks.
Knuckles gets through Kulik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles has Kulik pressed against the cage.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Kulik back against the cage.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Knuckles.
Kulik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulik tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Kulik back against the cage.
Knuckles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kulik's efforts to push away.
Kulik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulik backwards.
Kulik misses with some punches.
Kulik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knuckles as Kulik tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Knuckles 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.
Kulik misses with a kick to the body
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles lands a big right hand that sends Kulik crashing to the mat! Knuckles stays standing though and waves Kulik back to his feet!
 Kulik is rocked!
Kulik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckles appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Kulik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulik moves out of range of the body kick from Knuckles.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulik misses with the combination.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Kulik.
Kulik seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kulik throws a nice looking combination but Knuckles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulik wants to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a crisp right that sends Kulik to the canvas! Knuckles follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Knuckles!
Our winner, Bobby Knuckles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bitor Belport (ranked 1069 p4p, 801 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 161 p4p, 123 weight class). Cru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the stranger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitor Belport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belport throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cru moves into range and clinches up with Belport.
Cru prevents a body shot from Belport.
We've been hearing reports that Belport has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belport's elbow.
Cru misses with the head strike.
Cru blocks a body shot from Belport.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belport takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Belport stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belport.
Belport blocking some punches.
Belport digs a right hand into Cru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cru's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belport effectively controlling the action here.
Cru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Belport's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport lands a body shot.
Belport lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
Belport lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Belport.
Cru misses with some punches.
Cru lands a shoulder strike.
Cru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belport tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cru scores with a hook to the body.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Belport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belport taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Cru.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belport trying to stall but Cru improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cru throws a punch but it's blocked by Belport.
Belport content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Belport misses with a body punch.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cru is keeping busy.
Cru cracks Belport with a nice body shot.
Belport blocks a body shot from Cru.
Cru prevents a body shot from Belport.
Belport is trying to stall.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cru is keeping busy.
Cru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belport or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cru.
Cru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
Belport prevents a body shot from Cru.
Still in the clinch, Cru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cru is defending well for now.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cru has a couple of punches blocked by Belport.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belport misses with a knee to the head.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belport blocks a body shot from Cru.
Belport misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru digs a right hand underneath Belport's ribcage. Belport let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru pushes Belport back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belport tries to throw a body punch but Cru avoids it by throwing Belport back against the cage.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport throws a head punch that misses.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport blocking some punches.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
Cru lands a left hand.
Cru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cru can't find room to land a body shot as Belport controls the action.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cru is defending well for now.
Belport lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belport tries to work over Cru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cru.
Cru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
That's time! Belport's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Cru.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
An inside leg kick lands from Cru.
Belport takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belport tries to move into range but Cru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cru throws a series of punches but Belport moves out of range.
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belport's sensitive parts.
Belport misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
Cru walks into a left hand.
Belport throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Belport misses.
Belport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cru to score with a decent uppercut.
Belport is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cru.
Belport throws a hook but Cru avoids it easily.
Cru cracks Belport with a good jab.
Cru lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Cru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cru tries to score with a low kick but Belport moves his leg out of the way.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belport.
Cru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belport swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belport takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belport throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belport throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belport misses with a wild body shot.
Cru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belport is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belport has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belport is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belport.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru throws a body shot but no joy.
Cru thumps Belport with a low kick.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cru has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belport takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belport is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cru's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cru lands a jab to the head.
Belport walks into a stiff left hand from Cru.
Cru connects with a crisp jab.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Belport's front leg but catches the back leg as Belport tries to avoid it.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by Belport.
Cru connects with a jab.
Belport fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Belport.
Cru slips a jab from Belport.
Belport connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru moves in looking to clinch but Belport pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cru, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cru with a hook.
Belport avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cru has closed the distance and engaged Belport in a clinch.
Cru is working Belport over against the cage.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belport can't find room to land a body shot as Cru controls the action.
Cru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belport's elbow.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Cru can't find room to land a body shot as Belport controls the action.
Belport prevents a body shot from Cru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cru.
Belport throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Cru.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cru.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belport'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.
Cru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru tries to throw a body punch but Belport avoids it by throwing Cru back against the cage.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belport.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belport manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cru scores with a decent looking hook.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Cru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cru moves away.
Cru is looking for the big counter here.
Belport throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
Cru blocks a jab.
Belport throws a hook but Cru avoids it easily.
Cru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belport blocks it well.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belport's head.
Cru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belport thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belport misses with a straight right.
Belport is looking to chop away at Cru's legs.
Belport is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belport manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belport rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cru lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru thumps Belport with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport 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.
Cru catches Belport with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belport uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cru.
Cru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cru throws a lazy right hand but Belport sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Belport wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belport uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cru.
Nice defenses there by Belport.
Belport is looking to counter punch.
Cru throws a big shot that misses.
Belport is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cru steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belport.
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
Cru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Cru tries to clinch up
and Belport makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belport misses with a body shot.
Cru's corner calls for a 1-2. Cru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belport has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cru feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Cru throws out a loose jab but Belport uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belport keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cru to score with a decent uppercut.
Cru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belport catches Cru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
Belport misses with a straight right.
Cru lands a glancing blow to the side of Belport's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Cru - just one landing.
Belport takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belport.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Cru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belport on the side of the head.
Cru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru tests Belport's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belport lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belport tries to work over Cru's front leg with a kick but Cru checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belport looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cru is leaning against Belport and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belport is struggling to control the position.
Belport has Cru pushed against the cage.
Belport is trying to maintain a safe position but Cru gets an underhook and turns Belport into the cage.
Bitor Belport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belport is trying to maintain a safe position but Cru gets an underhook and turns Belport into the cage.
Belport blocking some punches.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cru tries to work over Belport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cru throws a punch but it's blocked by Belport.
Cru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cru lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
An out of breath Che Von Cru 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 1410 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Davido Monto (ranked 209 p4p, 322 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ziyaeddin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roswell's Spell by Chevelle. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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14 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ziyaeddin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Monto working the strikes but Ziyaeddin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Monto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monto seems to be working for a kimura but Ziyaeddin defends the submission attempt.
Monto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziyaeddin sees it coming and defends easily.
Monto is working for a kimura but Ziyaeddin is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziyaeddin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ziyaeddin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyaeddin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position but Monto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ziyaeddin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziyaeddin has his feet on Monto's thighs here. He's pushed Monto off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Monto screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amir Ziyaeddin!
An out of breath Amir Ziyaeddin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 731 p4p, 842 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 108 p4p, 126 weight class). Angelo Moore has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Moore takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Brown misses.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bill Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Brown catches Moore right on the button with a cross.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooh!!! Moore has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Moore steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brown is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Moore replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore blocks a head kick by Brown.
A countering left hand to the body from Moore misses.
Brown throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice right hand that sends Brown toppling to the canvas! Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moore finish him?!
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Moore throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Moore misses.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Moore is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Moore misses.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown checks a low kick from Moore.
Brown lands with a cross.
Moore slips under a jab from Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
Brown stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
As Brown backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Moore throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Moore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore misses the jab.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Moore avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Brown lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Moore misses.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moore clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Moore throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A big right from Brown misses.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Brown.
As Brown backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Moore misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Brown lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Moore takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Brown's cut is getting worse.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a huge left! Brown is in big trouble! He's backing up but Moore isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brown from any more damage. A dominating finish by Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Moore!
During a confident post fight interview, Angelo Moore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 792 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 120 p4p, 192 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raining Blood - Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 6 - 1 |
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22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Sole counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Sole counters with a crisp one two that drops Jones! Sole thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jones to his feet! Jones is in big trouble!
 Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Sole finish him?
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Sole counters with a leg kick.
Jones takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jones clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sole stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 478 p4p, 547 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 61 p4p, 71 weight class). Dunes has chosen The World's Greatest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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11 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes connects with the punch.
Dunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slugger Dunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunes.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunes looks to land a body kick but Bob moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunes with a hook.
Dunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Dunes throws a solid leg kick but Bob takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunes.
Dunes throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Dunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunes.
Dunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes thumps Bob with a low kick.
Dunes tries a low kick but Bob avoids it.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Dunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Dunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Dunes.
Dunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dunes throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Dunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Dunes moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
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!
Dunes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bob eats them both and turns towards Dunes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bob tries a low kick but Dunes avoids it.
Dunes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunes misses with a right hand
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Dunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Dunes throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Dunes.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Dunes slips the punch.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick.
Dunes with the inside leg kick.
Dunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Dunes tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.
Dunes missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunes slips a jab from Bob.
Dunes lands with an overhand left.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunes moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunes.
A slow jab from Dunes misses its intended target.
Bob looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dunes misses with a jab to the body
and Bob counters with a nice body shot.
Dunes throws a shot to the body.
Dunes swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunes misses with a straight left.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes throws a leg kick but Bob checks it.
Bob swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunes slips under a jab from Bob.
Dunes thows a leg kick but Bob checks it
and Dunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunes moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Dunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunes loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Dunes.
Dunes ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob connects with a leg kick.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunes cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob throws a right hand that Dunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunes also avoids with ease.
Bob moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Dunes is out of range.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob slips under a jab.
Bob swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice combination there by Bob.
Dunes stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bob might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dunes misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Dunes misses with a hook
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Bob throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes slips under a jab from Bob.
A nice side step and Dunes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Bob wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunes throws out a powerful jab.
Dunes misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
A nice leg kick from Dunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Dunes wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob is looking to counter punch.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunes looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Dunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Bob was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Dunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunes lands a body shot.
Dunes throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunes.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Dunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Dunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunes is just out of range.
Bob checks a low kick from Dunes.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunes's hands.
Dunes misses with a leg kick.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Bob tried to counter with a leg kick but Dunes avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
Dunes thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunes.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunes.
Dunes lands a jab to the nose.
Dunes throws a sloppy body shot
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Bob checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Bob misses the target.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Bob tests Dunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Dunes.
Dunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes motions for Bob to come forward. Dunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob tests Dunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunes throws a leg kick but Bob checks it.
Dunes loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Dunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunes checks a leg kick.
Bob staying out of range there.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Dunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bob.
Bob backing away here, and Dunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Dunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bob's head.
Dunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunes! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunes misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Dunes misses
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes misses with a body shot.
Dunes lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Dunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob tries to land a front kick but Dunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bob closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunes moves out of range of the body kick from Bob.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunes! But no joy.
Dunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Good work by Dunes as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
Dunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bob fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunes just manages to avoid it.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Dunes saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Dunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Bob steps away.
Dunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Dunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bob 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 Dunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunes tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Dunes misses with a looping right.
Dunes throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a kick to the body.
Dunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Dunes slips a jab from Bob.
Both fighters circling a little - Bob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Dunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Bob steps away.
Dunes checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
Dunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bob checks it well.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick lands for Dunes.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bob connects with a leg kick.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob wants to land a leg kick but Dunes is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunes 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bob slips a straight right by Dunes.
Dunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunes 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Dunes slips under a jab.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunes is out of range and Bob settles back down.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Bob slips a jab from Dunes.
Dunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunes moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Dunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Silent Bob.
Well Dunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Slugger Dunes!
A relieved looking Slugger Dunes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 328 p4p, 583 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 44 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Paul Muhapuro has been cut.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Muhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhapuro misses with a hook.
Muhapuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lancaster lands a big shot that drops Muhapuro! Can he finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro is working an open guard so Lancaster takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhapuro.
Lancaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Muhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhapuro moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Muhapuro throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lancaster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Muhapuro counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Muhapuro cracks Lancaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Muhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muhapuro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Muhapuro misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Muhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Lancaster misses its target.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro connects with a looping right hand.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Muhapuro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Muhapuro throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Muhapuro misses with a looping right.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
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 Oliver Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Muhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Muhapuro.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Muhapuro ducks down to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses with a head kick.
Muhapuro misses with a hook
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lancaster in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro is looking for the big counter here.
Muhapuro swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Paul Muhapuro's cut even more.
Muhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a right hand that sends Muhapuro tumbling to the canvas! Can Lancaster finish him? He dives into Muhapuro's guard looking to do just that!
Muhapuro is rocked!
Muhapuro has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lancaster is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Muhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muhapuro backwards.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
Lancaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Muhapuro is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Muhapuro with a big uppercut! Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Lancaster pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Muhapuro to the mat! Muhapuro covers up and Lancaster unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 350 p4p, 108 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 45 p4p, 11 weight class). Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Lund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lund takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edwards lands a nice looking body shot.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ife Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Lund tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Lund counters by clinching up.
Lund lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lund lands with a shot to the body.
Lund's corner calls for a 1-2. Lund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lund throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Lund counters with a left to the body.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lund's corner calls for a 1-2. Lund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards checks a low kick from Lund.
Lund looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Lund.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Lund lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lund.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards tries a quick counter leg kick but Lund is wise to it.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Lund is looking to wear down Edwards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards motions for Lund to come forward. Edwards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Edwards blocks the leg kick.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Lund cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards is looking to slow Lund down with leg kicks.
Lund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Lund thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lund takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lund is able to avoid easily.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Lund steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards tries to score with a low kick but Lund moves his leg out of the way.
Edwards throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards throws a sloppy body shot
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a straight right hand.
Lund moves into the clinch.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Lund avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Lund working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Edwards to work.
Lund tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lund tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards looking to slow down the pace here.
Edwards trying to control the position but instead, Lund has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edwards into the cage.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
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 Aaron Lund will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Lund throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lund is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Lund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Edwards slams his shin into Lund's torso.
Lund staying out of range there.
Edwards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lund throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lund fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Edwards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aaron Lund is winning the standup battle so far.
Lund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Edwards let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Crunch! Lund slams his shin into Edwards's torso.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards moves out of range as Lund strikes.
Lund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lund throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edwards takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Lund jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lund looks for the body kick but Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
Lund blocks the body kick.
Lund fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
A left lands for Lund.
Edwards feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Lund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Lund pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edwards is out of range and Lund settles back down.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edwards. That did some damage!
Lund lands a leg kick that knocks Edwards off balance momentarily.
Lund lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Edwards throws a low kick but Lund moves out of range easily.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Edwards now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lund cracks Edwards with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Edwards.
Edwards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Lund with a hook.
Donk. Edwards catches Lund right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lund manages to avoid it.
Lund walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edwards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Lund scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lund drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left lands for Edwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Lund down.
Lund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Lund takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lund.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Lund cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands a really nice looking cross but Edwards seems unphased.
Lund avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a looping left.
Edwards with a nice calf kick.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lund.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Edwards walks into a left hand.
Lund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lund.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards throws a hook but Lund avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lund on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ife Edwards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Lund. Beautiful body shot.
Lund misses with a looping right.
Lund scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.
Lund misses with a body kick.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Lund saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edwards, as that shot connected.
Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lund counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lund scores with a hook.
Lund avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Lund counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Lund moves out of range of the strikes.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Lund has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards letting Lund take a breather here.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Lund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.
Lund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.
Lund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lund lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aaron Lund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Lund lands an uppercut.
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!
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Lund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Edwards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lund lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.
It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lund up against the cage.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Lund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lund as Edwards tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with the head strike.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lund misses with some punches.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Lund misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards needs to keep his hands up - Lund had a free shot at his head there.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lund lands a lovely overhand right.
Lund moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edwards blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund slips under a jab from Edwards.
Lund staying out of range there.
Edwards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lund.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Lund.
Edwards moves out of range as Lund throws a body kick.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Lund moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Lund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lund slips a jab from Edwards.
Edwards on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edwards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lund.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ife Edwards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with an outside leg kick.
Lund scores with the left hand. Edwards knows he should have avoided that one.
Lund misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Edwards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Lund misses.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards slips a straight right by Lund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Lund's leg. Lund is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lund feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Lund does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Lund checks it.
A quick step to the side and Lund tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Lund slips the punch.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lund.
Lund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lund thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Lund lands a nice looking body kick.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Lund takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
Edwards takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Lund defending well as Edwards loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws a low kick but Edwards avoids it.
A nice side step and Edwards releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Edwards lands a jab to Lund's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
A counter left hand to the body from Lund misses its target.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lund.
Edwards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards thows a leg kick but Lund checks it
and Lund counters with an inside leg kick.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Lund lands the left hand.
Good shot there by Edwards.
Lund with a hook.
Edwards tries to work over Lund's front leg with a kick but Lund checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a kick to the body.
Lund thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards connects with a leg kick.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Lund.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Lund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Lund jabs Edwards right on the nose. Edwards blinks but takes it well.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Lund sees coming a mile off.
Lund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lund is looking to counter the offense by Edwards and move into the clinch.
Edwards scores with a hook.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Lund moved out of range nicely.
Edwards takes one to the side of the head.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Lund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lund throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Edwards releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lund.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lund counters with a straight right hand.
Lund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Edwards with a nice calf kick.
Edwards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edwards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ife Edwards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ife Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lund misses with a straight left.
Lund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Lund.
Decent striking displayed by Lund there.
Lund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edwards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lund throws out a leg kick but Edwards moves out of range and Lund only half commits.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Edwards throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Lund connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lund.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Lund counters with a straight right hand.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Lund's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund moves away from the strike by Edwards.
And Lund counters with a quick kick to the body but Edwards blocks it.
Lund throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lund.
Lund misses with a looping right.
Edwards lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lund lands with an uppercut that bounces Edwards off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Lund throws out a leg kick but Edwards moves out of range and Lund only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a push kick but Lund slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards tests Lund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edwards to score with a decent uppercut.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Edwards drops his hands momentarily and Lund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lund lands with a hook. Edwards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lund lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Lund's head but Lund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lund slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lund checks a leg kick.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Lund off balance momentarily.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund avoids the body shot from Edwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Lund throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Lund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Edwards tries to land a leg kick but Lund saw it coming and moves away.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Lund's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Decent striking displayed by Lund there.
Lund moves out of range of the strikes.
Lund looks for the body kick but Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Lund.
Lund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
Lund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
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 Aaron Lund.
Well Lund 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
Aaron Lund took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 698 p4p, 352 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 102 p4p, 46 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wojcik! But no joy.
Wojcik misses with a jab to the body
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wojcik won't be happy with that.
Wojcik tries to improve position but can't.
Wojcik tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bird presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bird avoids the attempt from Wojcik to control.
Bird seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Wojcik is holding on tight.
Bird looking to control but Wojcik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bird looking to secure an arm triangle but Wojcik defends it well.
Wojcik has given up his back here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bird is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wojcik has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wojcik trying to control the position but Bird manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to escape but Bird has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wojcik trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bird seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bird is riding his opponent, not letting Wojcik buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Wojcik's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wojcik defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bird's arms.
A lull in the action here.
Bird just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bird is looking for the choke from the back position but Wojcik is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is persistently looking for the submission but Wojcik is defending it well.
Bird avoiding Wojcik 's attempts to control his hands.
Good control from Bird.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird working for a choke but Wojcik is defending well.
Wojcik is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bird off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wojcik wants to control his opponent's hands but Bird gets his hands free.
Wojcik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bird haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bird has managed to slip his arm under Wojcik's chin. This could be all over... yep, Wojcik is tapping out! Submission win for Bird.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Bird!
A very excited looking Jake Bird 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 28 p4p, 87 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 4 p4p, 9 weight class). Sergey Shipilov 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Shipilov knocks Atunes to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Atunes is rocked!
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes tries to bench press Shipilov off him but Shipilov keeps the position.
Shipilov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zero Tolerance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shipilov decides to stand back up. Shipilov steps back and let's Atunes get back to his feet.
Shipilov throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Atunes crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov is the new middleweight champion!
Sergey Shipilov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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