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CMMA 177 Zaintashara v Yarboro PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 4000 p4p, 22951 weight class) and Reza Khojastehpour (ranked 251 p4p, 334 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Reza Khojastehpour!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khojastehpour bucks up and tries to throw Hohenthal off but instead Hohenthal has got his back!
Khojastehpour is trying to stand back up.
Hohenthal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hohenthal has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hohenthal off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Khojastehpour is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hohenthal lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Khojastehpour has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Khojastehpour really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hohenthal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hohenthal has Khojastehpour flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Khojastehpour's head.
Hohenthal looking for the RNC.
Hohenthal lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Khojastehpour is trapped and Hohenthal is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Khojastehpour tries to break free.
Khojastehpour is trying to stand back up.
Hohenthal is landing with strikes from the back.
Khojastehpour covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hohenthal trying to control.
Hohenthal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hohenthal has Khojastehpour flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenthal just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal punches Khojastehpour on the ear.
Hohenthal is punishing Khojastehpour with strikes - can he finish him?!
Khojastehpour trying to control but not successfully.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hohenthal. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hohenthal lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hohenthal.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal cracks Khojastehpour with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Khojastehpour from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
 Khojastehpour is rocked!
Hohenthal controlling from the back.
Khojastehpour is still in real trouble! Can Hohenthal finish him?
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Khojastehpour seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal not allowing Khojastehpour to control his hands.
Khojastehpour manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hohenthal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khojastehpour keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hohenthal.
A left and a right from Hohenthal both land. Nice combination.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick that misses.
Khojastehpour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khojastehpour.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hohenthal scores with a four punch combination!
Hohenthal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khojastehpour on the side of the head.
Khojastehpour takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal blocks a head kick by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.
Khojastehpour will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khojastehpour tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Hohenthal jabs Khojastehpour to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khojastehpour defending well as Hohenthal loads up on a big left hand.
Hohenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khojastehpour stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khojastehpour walks into a straight right hand from Hohenthal.
Some wild striking there from Khojastehpour.
Hohenthal connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khojastehpour takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hohenthal rushes Khojastehpour and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hohenthal scores with a shot to the body.
Hohenthal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khojastehpour to the mat! Khojastehpour manages to get full guard.
Hohenthal is in close to Khojastehpour's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hohenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khojastehpour can do to turn this around?
Khojastehpour wants to stand but Hohenthal is controlling the position.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Khojastehpour keeps moving.
Hohenthal chips away with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal working some strikes from top position.
Hohenthal trying to control but Khojastehpour is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hohenthal prevents Khojastehpour from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohenthal postures up and lands a big shot to Khojastehpour's brow.
Khojastehpour is trying to control the position but Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hohenthal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohenthal won't allow Khojastehpour to sweep him here.
Hohenthal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Khojastehpour keeps moving.
Hohenthal landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal won't allow Khojastehpour to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khojastehpour's guard.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal slips a nice elbow through Khojastehpour's hands, connecting with Khojastehpour's forehead.
Hohenthal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hohenthal wants to free his trapped foot but Khojastehpour is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Hohenthal there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lennart Hohenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohenthal is keen to just control but Khojastehpour is a slippery customer.
Khojastehpour missing with punches from the bottom.
Khojastehpour has hold of Hohenthal's hands but Hohenthal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khojastehpour trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khojastehpour can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hohenthal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hohenthal trying to control the pace.
Hohenthal passes to full mount!
Hohenthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khojastehpour can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khojastehpour really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hohenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khojastehpour?
Hohenthal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal avoids the attempt from Khojastehpour to control.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khojastehpour wants to control but Hohenthal is having none of it.
Khojastehpour is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khojastehpour takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khojastehpour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left and a right from Khojastehpour both land. Nice combination.
Khojastehpour swinging wildly here.
Hohenthal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khojastehpour sprawls and moves away.
Khojastehpour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khojastehpour closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khojastehpour doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hohenthal cracks Khojastehpour with a hook to the temple - Khojastehpour is on wobbly legs here! Hohenthal swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Khojastehpour falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hohenthal wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 5445 p4p, 3423 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 429 p4p, 319 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Brunswick Jr circles away.
Brunswick Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Brunswick Jr as he connects with a hook.
Brunswick Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brunswick Jr thuds a left hand into Dawson's body.
Dawson tries to clinch but Brunswick Jr is having none of it.
Brunswick Jr lands with a hook. Dawson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brunswick Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawson darts in trying to clinch
letting Brunswick Jr counter with a right hand.
Brunswick Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunswick Jr with a jab.
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!
Brunswick Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brunswick Jr.
Good exchange - Brunswick Jr coming out on top.
 Dawson is rocked!
Brunswick Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dawson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Brunswick Jr is avoiding it.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawson moves to clinch but Brunswick Jr breaks away
and Brunswick Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson moves to clinch but Brunswick Jr breaks away
and Brunswick Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Dawson drives through and clinches with Brunswick Jr against the cage.
Brunswick Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Brunswick Jr.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Brunswick Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brunswick Jr presses Dawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Brunswick Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Brunswick Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brunswick Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brunswick Jr gets an underhook and turns Dawson into the cage.
Brunswick Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brunswick Jr.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick Jr.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brunswick Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brunswick Jr is defending well for now.
Brunswick Jr gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr works on Dawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Brunswick Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brunswick Jr lands an elbow inside.
Brunswick Jr scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Brunswick Jr on the inside.
Brunswick Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr - that landed with a thud.
Brunswick Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr breaks the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but Brunswick Jr moves away
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bradley Brunswick Jr!
Bradley Brunswick Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarlaxle Baenre (ranked 5198 p4p, 5462 weight class) and Ivan Yahontov (ranked 529 p4p, 548 weight class). Yahontov has chosen Boney M. - Rasputin as his entrance music. Jarlaxle Baenre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarlaxle Baenre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Yahontov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baenre throws a push kick but Yahontov slaps the foot to one side.
Yahontov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yahontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yahontov clinches with his opponent.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Baenre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yahontov scores with a shoulder strike.
Yahontov lands a right hand.
Yahontov scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yahontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Baenre is trying to maintain a safe position but Yahontov gets an underhook and turns Baenre into the cage.
Yahontov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baenre up against the cage.
Yahontov manages to break the clinch.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baenre throws the kick towards the body but Yahontov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre looks to clinch
and Yahontov counters with a stiff right hand.
Baenre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baenre looks to land a body kick but Yahontov moved away.
Yahontov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baenre.
Yahontov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yahontov throws an elbow but it misses.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Yahontov.
Yahontov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yahontov moves into the clinch.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baenre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yahontov is defending well for now.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
Yahontov is trying to break free.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baenre fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yahontov.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yahontov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baenres head.
Yahontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Yahontov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yahontov blocks an uppercut.
Yahontov managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
Yahontov lands an uppercut.
Yahontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Yahontov lands with a left to the head.
Baenre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yahontov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yahontov.
Yahontov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baenre throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yahontov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yahontov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Yahontov to work.
Yahontov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
Yahontov swats away the attempt to clinch by Baenre.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yahontov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yahontov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Yahontov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baenre scores with a nice right hand.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yahontov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yahontov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baenre was well out of range. Poor timing from Yahontov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baenre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Baenre misses the target.
Baenre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yahontov connects with a single shot there.
Baenre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yahontov pushes Baenre up against the cage in a clinch.
Yahontov lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yahontov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yahontov scores with a shot to the side of Baenre's head.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yahontov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov has Baenre pressed against the cage.
Yahontov trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yahontov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baenre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarlaxle Baenre is winning the standup battle so far.
Baenre fails to land with a series of punches.
Yahontov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baenre takes a swing at Yahontov's ribcage but misses.
Baenre takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
Baenre misses with a hook to the body
and Yahontov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yahontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yahontov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baenre misses with a head kick.
Yahontov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
Yahontov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yahontov connects with a right hand. Baenre shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yahontov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baenre throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre throws a sloppy head kick and Yahontov moves out of range easily.
Yahontov lands with an overhand left.
Yahontov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baenre can pounce on him.
Yahontov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baenre ducks right into an uppercut from Yahontov.
Baenre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yahontov jabs Baenre right on the nose. Baenre blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baenre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yahontov scores with a hook to the body. Baenre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jarlaxle Baenre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yahontov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yahontov closes the distance and clinches.
Yahontov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
A knee to the head by Baenre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Baenre tries to land knees in the clinch but Yahontov avoids the damage to the body.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Yahontov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baenre misses the target.
Baenre throws a lazy head kick
and Yahontov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre misses with a hook
and Yahontov counters with a straight right hand.
Yahontov has managed to clinch.
Yahontov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Yahontov.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
Yahontov is pushing Baenre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yahontov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yahontov avoids it.
Yahontov lands a right hand.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yahontov scores with a shot to the side of Baenre's head.
Yahontov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baenre missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Yahontov on the inside.
Yahontov managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yahontov.
Yahontov stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yahontov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baenre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yahontov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yahontov lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baenre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yahontov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yahontov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yahontov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yahontov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baenre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yahontov misses with a double jab.
Baenre scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yahontov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yahontov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yahontov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baenre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yahontov misses with a hook. Baenre ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Yahontov - just one landing.
Baenre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yahontov blocks a head kick by Baenre.
A little jabbing left from Yahontov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Yahontov - just one landing.
Yahontov throws out a leg kick but Baenre moves out of range and Yahontov only half commits.
Yahontov clinches up against the cage.
Yahontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yahontov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baenre avoids it.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but Yahontov blocks with his arms.
Yahontov leaning against his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Yahontov on the inside.
Yahontov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yahontov breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baenre throws a sloppy head kick and Yahontov moves out of range easily.
Yahontov missing with a left hand there. Baenre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
Yahontov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baenre throws the kick towards the body but Yahontov avoids it.
Yahontov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Yahontov misses its intended target.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre throws a shot from downtown. Yahontov moves away and avoids it.
Baenre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
Yahontov tries to move into range but Baenre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yahontov avoids the head kick by Baenre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a leg kick.
Baenre throws a head kick but Yahontov moves out of range.
Yahontov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baenre throws a body kick that misses.
Yahontov closes the distance and clinches.
Yahontov lands a nice uppercut.
Yahontov lands a shot to the body.
Baenre stalling in the clinch but Yahontov improves position.
Baenre blocks the elbow strike.
Baenre letting Yahontov take a breather here.
Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baenre misses with an uppercut. Yahontov saw that one coming.
Jarlaxle Baenre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yahontov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yahontov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baenre.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baenre is looking to land body kicks.
Yahontov misses with a looping right.
Baenre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre throws the left hand but Yahontov avoids the punch easily.
Yahontov has closed the distance and engaged Baenre in a clinch.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yahontov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baenre up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yahontov.
Baenre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but Yahontov blocks it.
Baenre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baenre misses with a head kick.
Baenre throws a head kick but Yahontov moves out of range.
Ivan Yahontov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yahontov lands with a cross.
Yahontov throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yahontov rushes Baenre and presses him up against the cage.
Yahontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baenre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yahontov.
Yahontov lands a shot to the body.
Yahontov taking a breather.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov breaks the clinch.
Yahontov with the inside leg kick.
Jarlaxle Baenre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yahontov scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Yahontov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yahontov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Yahontov!
Ivan Yahontov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Camden (ranked 3350 p4p, 1972 weight class) and Rob Rush (ranked 448 p4p, 284 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Rush!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Camden scores with a four punch combination!
Camden tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Camden misses with a two punch combination.
Rush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Camden wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rush throws out a counter right but Camden avoids it with no problem.
Camden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rush cracks Camden with an open hand slap.
Camden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rush in his tracks.
Camden missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Camden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camden.
Camden misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jaco Camden has been cut.
A jab lands there for Camden.
Rush is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Camden has cracked Rush with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Camden lands another huge swinging hook and Rush tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Rush, before Camden can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaco Camden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 1636 p4p, 1475 weight class) and Paulo Maldini (ranked 175 p4p, 165 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bogo.
Bogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Bogo is controlling him.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Bogo has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Maldini.
Bogo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maldini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maldini misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bogo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maldini tries to avoid it but Bogo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maldini to the ground. Maldini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maldini tries to avoid it but Bogo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maldini to the ground. Maldini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogo walks into a straight right hand from Maldini.
Maldini throws a shot from downtown. Bogo moves away and avoids it.
Bogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maldini but Maldini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maldini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maldini.
Maldini throws a hook to the side of Bogo's head but Bogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldini 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.
Maldini connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldini.
Bogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bogo with a poor takedown
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bogo tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Maldini counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogo clinches.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo looks to clinch
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Maldini avoids it well and moves away.
Maldini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldini throws a series of strikes that have Bogo backpedaling.
Maldini scores with a punch to the head.
Bogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldini.
Bogo tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Bogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maldini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bogo tries to clinch but Maldini is having none of it.
Bogo moves away from the strike by Maldini.
Maldini takes a swing at Bogo's ribcage but misses.
Maldini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogo at a distance.
Maldini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maldini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogo staying out of range there.
Paulo Maldini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogo shoots in for a takedown but Maldini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Bogo ducks down to avoid it.
Bogo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maldini swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogo.
Bogo fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo shoots and misses
and Maldini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldini lands with a right hand.
Bogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maldini circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws a right and a left that Bogo avoids nicely.
Bogo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maldini sprawls and moves away.
Bogo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maldini lands a head shot.
Bogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldini throws out the jab.
Bogo tries to counter with a takedown but Maldini is quick to defend against it.
Bogo misses with a takedown
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini connects with a jab.
Bogo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldini misses the target.
Bogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Maldini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maldini with a jab.
Maldini stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maldini wants it to stay on the feet.
Maldini jabs Bogo right on the nose. Bogo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogo closes the distance but Maldini moves to the side
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bogo.
A big right from Maldini misses.
Maldini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maldini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldini lands with a straight right. Bogo didn't see that one coming.
No luck for Bogo with that takedown attempt.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldini lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Maldini scores with a jab.
Bogo goes for a double leg but Maldini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maldini continues to drive forward.
Maldini gets through Bogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bogo is trying to drag Maldini to the mat but Maldini just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maldini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Maldini tries to circle away but Bogo has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Maldini misses with a hook. Bogo ducked under it nicely.
Bogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bogo wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
Maldini scores with a nice right hand.
Bogo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogo.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Maldini avoids it well and moves away.
Maldini tries to keep at a distance but Bogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maldini scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini lands a nice uppercut.
Bogo keeps control of Maldini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Bogo is controlling him.
Maldini can't break the clinch.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogo looks for a takedown but Maldini sprawls well.
Maldini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maldini just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini swings for the body but Bogo moves out of range.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogo slips a straight right by Maldini.
Bogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Maldini.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bogo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldini circles away.
Bogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldini.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Maldini avoids it well and moves away.
Bogo tries to clinch up.
Bogo shoots in for a takedown but Maldini shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldini throws a lazy uppercut
and Bogo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maldini's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maldini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maldini has escaped and now he's on top!
Bogo is trying to hold Maldini in close to prevent damage but Maldini has managed to pass into half guard.
Maldini is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bogo actively working from the bottom here.
Maldini wants to stand but Bogo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Maldini prevents Bogo from improving his position.
Bogo works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldini 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Maldini!
Paulo Maldini opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Hatfield (ranked 999 p4p, 860 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 137 p4p, 122 weight class). Hatfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Okafor has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. 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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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield with a hook.
Hatfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okafor on the side of the head.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okafor. That one must have hurt.
Okafor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okafor lands with a right hand.
Okafor tries to move into range but Hatfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Okafor defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Okafor avoids the head kick by Hatfield.
Hatfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Defiant in the buildup to the fight.
Okafor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okafor 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield cracks Okafor with an open hand slap.
That kick from Hatfield tenderised Okafor's leg. Okafor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatfield thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Hatfield coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield lands a leg kick that knocks Okafor off balance momentarily.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor walks into a left hand.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Hatfield blocks the body kick.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Hatfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Riley Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Okafor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Hatfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hatfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okafor.
Hatfield tried to score with a low kick but Okafor checks it.
Hatfield gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor tests Hatfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Okafor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Okafor misses the jab.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatfield on the side of the head.
Okafor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Okafor's ribs.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Okafor finds it's way through Hatfield's defenses.
Donk. Okafor catches Hatfield right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Hatfield, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Okafor catches Hatfield right on the button with a cross.
Hatfield is rocked!
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 Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riley Hatfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okafor drops Hatfield with a big left hand! Hatfield is injured, injured bad! Okafor jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunshine Okafor!
After the fight, Sunshine Okafor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Fist (ranked 1084 p4p, 994 weight class) and Richard Rockefeller (ranked 149 p4p, 140 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Rockefeller !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Rockefeller misses the target.
Fist is looking to counter punch.
Fist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockefeller .
Fist lands a body shot.
Rockefeller throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Fist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Big Fist has been cut.
Rockefeller misses with a hook
and Fist counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockefeller lands a really nice looking cross but Fist seems unphased.
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rockefeller throws an overhand right that lands on Fist's shoulder, as Fist tries to avoid the shot.
Rockefeller throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Fist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Fist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fist avoids the head kick by Rockefeller .
Fist ducks under a wild hook from Rockefeller .
Fist throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockefeller lands a big right hand that sends Fist crashing to the mat! Rockefeller stays standing though and waves Fist back to his feet!
Fist is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Rockefeller .
Oh Fist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rockefeller moves in close and cracks Fist with a massive right hand! Fist, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rockefeller !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Rockefeller !
Richard Rockefeller gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 1721 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Riyu Mendes (ranked 236 p4p, 180 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riyu Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lalime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Lalime misses
and Mendes counters with an outside leg kick.
Lalime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lalime throws a shot to the body.
Lalime connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes pushes Lalime up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Lalime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendes lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Mendes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lalime smiles and moves away.
A left and a right from Lalime both land. Nice combination.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Mendes drives through and clinches with Lalime against the cage.
Lalime looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes lands a right hand.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lalime seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendes can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Lalime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes is leaning against Lalime and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lalime throws an elbow that misses.
Mendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lalime throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lalime.
Lalime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendes lands a big shot that drops Lalime! Can he finish him?
Lalime is rocked!
Lalime keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lalime is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lalime passes to full mount!
Lalime trying to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes is looking to get to half guard.
Lalime wants to control the pace but Mendes is squirming around nicely.
Lalime thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to hold on but Lalime pushes him away.
Mendes is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendes wants to control but Lalime is having none of it.
Mendes gets back to half guard.
Lalime is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lalime pulls his head out easily.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes wants to sweep but Lalime has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riyu Mendes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lalime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony Lalime is winning the standup battle so far.
Lalime throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes lands a front kick.
Lalime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Lalime stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Lalime. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Lalime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendes counters with a big uppercut that knocks Lalime off his feet! Mendes dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Lalime is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Lalime seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes trying to control the action but Lalime is working from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lalime knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lalime struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lalime is not content to let Mendes control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalime tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lalime has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lalime keeps working.
Mendes is trying to get an arm triangle but Lalime is defending well.
Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lalime is avoiding damage well.
Mendes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lalime, who protects the arm well.
Lalime is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mendes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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Mendes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lalime sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lalime is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lalime knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lalime struggling a bit here.
Lalime tries to buck Mendes off but Mendes is having none of it.
Lalime is not content to let Mendes control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riyu Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lalime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendes clinches.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Lalime misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendes.
Mendes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lalime fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendes throws a solid leg kick but Lalime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendes.
Lalime forces Mendes back against the cage and clinches.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to score a body lock takedown but Lalime shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riyu Mendes.
Mendes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Mendes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Lalime is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lalime cracks Mendes with a nice body shot.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Mendes tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
A short right from Lalime.
Mendes lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
Lalime will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendes up against the cage.
Mendes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lalime gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lalime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lalime.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike from Lalime.
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lalime gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lalime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendes's brow.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lalime gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendes can't find room to land a body shot as Lalime controls the action.
Lalime digs a right hand underneath Mendes's ribcage. Mendes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Mendes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Lalime taking a breather.
Anthony Lalime has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lalime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Lalime has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Mendes lands with a light punch inside.
Mendes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lalime avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Mendes working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lalime.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime lands a nice uppercut.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
Lalime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes working aggressively here.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendes's elbow.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime scores with a hook to the body.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime stops a takedown attempt from Mendes.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Anthony Lalime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riyu Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Lalime struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Lalime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendes jumps guard but Lalime turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lalime showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 578 p4p, 535 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 90 p4p, 78 weight class). Zaintashara comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara misses the shot to the body.
Zaintashara fakes the leg kick and cracks Yarborough in the body.
Yarborough thumps Zaintashara with a low kick.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Zaintashara.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
Yarborough tries to work over Zaintashara's front leg with a kick but Zaintashara checks it.
Zaintashara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaintashara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaintashara misses with a kick to the body.
Zaintashara thows a body kick. Yarborough tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaintashara swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough moves out of range as Zaintashara strikes.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Zaintashara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaintashara scores with a spinning back kick!
Yarborough swings for the body but Zaintashara moves out of range.
Yarborough moves out of range of the body kick from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Zaintashara connects with a body shot.
Yarborough misses the jab.
Zaintashara misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaintashara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zaintashara throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaintashara walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough lands with a straight right. Zaintashara didn't see that one coming.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Zaintashara moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough jabs Zaintashara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough looks to land a body kick but Zaintashara moved away.
It looked like Zaintashara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yarborough lands with a shot to the body.
Zaintashara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yarborough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara throws a leg kick
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yarborough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaintashara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yarborough takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Zaintashara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarborough scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Zaintashara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaintashara. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaintashara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zaintashara ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaintashara.
Yarborough swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yarborough's knee momentarily.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
Zaintashara is looking to clinch.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Zaintashara misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaintashara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Zaintashara moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yarborough checks a leg kick nicely.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Zaintashara throws a body kick that misses
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaintashara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaintashara throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zaintashara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zaintashara is looking to chop away at Yarborough's legs.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Zaintashara avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaintashara backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zaintashara lands a glancing blow to the side of Yarborough's head.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaintashara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yarborough is looking to slow Zaintashara down with leg kicks.
Yarborough 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.
Zaintashara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaintashara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yarborough moves out of range of the body kick from Zaintashara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Zaintashara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaintashara tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Zaintashara throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaintashara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaintashara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaintashara lands a leg kick that knocks Yarborough off balance momentarily.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaintashara ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaintashara doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaintashara tries to land a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaintashara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yarborough in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaintashara misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaintashara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaintashara misses with a body punch
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Musan Zaintashara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaintashara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaintashara lands a slapping body shot.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough throws a solid leg kick but Zaintashara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yarborough.
Zaintashara throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Zaintashara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaintashara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
Zaintashara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yarborough on the side of the head.
Zaintashara swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Zaintashara scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaintashara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaintashara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yarborough thinking.
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaintashara is rocked!
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaintashara scores with a jab. Yarborough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara with a jab.
Yarborough lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yarborough.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaintashara.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Zaintashara misses.
Zaintashara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Zaintashara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Zaintashara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaintashara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Zaintashara controls the action.
Zaintashara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Yarborough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaintashara backwards.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaintashara controls his hands.
Zaintashara misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Yarborough lands a shot to the body.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough cracks Zaintashara with a nice body shot.
Yarborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaintashara backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaintashara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaintashara working aggressively here.
Zaintashara can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaintashara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara misses with the head strike.
Zaintashara takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaintashara misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough lands a body punch.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaintashara fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaintashara.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
Well Yarborough 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
An out of breath James Yarborough 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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RATING
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