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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthit Jitmuangnon (ranked 3712 p4p, 6438 weight class) and Juan Heredia (ranked 226 p4p, 313 weight class). Jitmuangnon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is แขกเจ้าเซ็น. Juan Heredia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthit Jitmuangnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Heredia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitmuangnon closes the distance and clinches.
Heredia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jitmuangnon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Heredia can't fight it off and eventually Jitmuangnon manages to take the fight to the floor. Heredia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jitmuangnon stands up from Heredia's guard - Jitmuangnon perhaps looking for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Jitmuangnon.
Heredia fails to land the takedown.
Jitmuangnon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heredia!
Jitmuangnon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Heredia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jitmuangnon scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitmuangnon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heredia to see if he's OK.
 Heredia is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitmuangnon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heredia is still in real trouble! Can Jitmuangnon finish him?
Jitmuangnon decides to stand back up. Jitmuangnon steps back and let's Heredia get back to his feet.
Heredia circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Jitmuangnon. Heredia falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Jitmuangnon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthit Jitmuangnon!
Arthit Jitmuangnon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Decantery Jonson (ranked 2810 p4p, 3051 weight class) and Ivar Kvick (ranked 356 p4p, 373 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Decantery Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Kvick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kvick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kvick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kvick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jonson throws out the jab.
Jonson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kvick throws out the jab.
Jonson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kvick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kvick misses.
Jonson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kvick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonson moves away.
Jonson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kvick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonson.
Kvick throws a jab when Jonson was well out of range.
Jonson throws a right hand that misses
and Kvick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kvick throws a jab when Jonson was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jonson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonson.
It looked like Jonson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kvick.
Jonson misses with a hook. Kvick ducked under it nicely.
Kvick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jonson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kvick.
A big left from Jonson misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kvick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Decantery Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonson is just out of range.
Jonson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kvick. Kvick gets slowly back to his feet.
Kvick misses with a body punch
and Jonson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvick swings for the body but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson is looking to counter punch.
Kvick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jonson under the eye.
Jonson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kvick.
Jonson connects with a body shot.
Kvick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Jonson misses
and Kvick counters with a stiff right hand.
Kvick digs a good body shot into Jonson's ribs.
Kvick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kvick moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvick is trying to trip Jonson. He has hold of a leg but Jonson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kvick persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kvick content to stall in guard here.
Jonson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kvick on the ground.
Jonson looking to control.
Kvick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Kvick might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kvick chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonson controls Kvick momentarily but Kvick frees himself.
Jonson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonson, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kvick avoids the body shot from Jonson.
Kvick throws a hook but Jonson blocks it.
Kvick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kvick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kvick dips to his left and cracks Jonson with an uppercut!
Jonson throws a hook but Kvick blocks it.
Kvick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kvick dives in and scores a takedown into Jonson's guard.
Jonson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kvick is working Jonson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kvick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kvick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jonson's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kvick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kvick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kvick.
Jonson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvick.
Jonson swings for the body but Kvick moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kvick.
Jonson misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonson. Kvick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivar Kvick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Kvick. Beautiful body shot.
Kvick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jonson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jonson avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Jonson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jonson looks to throw the jab but Kvick is out of range.
Kvick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick misses the shot to the body.
Jonson misses with an uppercut
and Kvick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kvick lands a body shot.
Kvick moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kvick avoiding damage.
Jonson tries a body shot but Kvick blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kvick.
Kvick stalling against the cage.
Kvick tries to score a body lock takedown but Jonson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jonson lands a shot to the body.
Jonson working aggressively here.
Kvick slowing the pace effectively.
Kvick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jonson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jonson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvick backwards.
Jonson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jonson working aggressively here.
Jonson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kvick stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kvick.
Kvick continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jonson misses with the head strike.
Kvick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jonson.
Jonson lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kvick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kvick blocks an uppercut.
Jonson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jonson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvick is working for takedown but Jonson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kvick.
Jonson misses with the head strike.
Kvick tries to work over Jonson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kvick throws a head punch that misses.
Kvick tries for a takedown but Jonson manages to get underhooks.
Decantery Jonson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivar Kvick.
Kvick blocks an uppercut.
Jonson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jonson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jonson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson has Kvick pressed against the cage, preventing Kvick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Decantery Jonson dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jonson misses with a looping left.
Jonson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kvick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Kvick.
Kvick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonson misses the shot to the body.
Jonson moves away from the strike by Kvick.
Kvick lands a jab to the nose.
Kvick gets the takedown into side control.
Kvick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kvick looks up at the clock and then as Jonson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kvick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jonson trying to remain calm as Kvick controls from the top position.
Kvick is working Jonson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvick grinds an elbow into Jonson's temple.
Ivar Kvick has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to control but Kvick postures up.
Kvick happy to just control the position for now.
Kvick working the body and head with strikes.
Jonson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jonson seems a little lost for a moment, as Kvick dominates the positioning.
Jonson is looking to reverse the position.
Kvick has control of an arm but Jonson manages to advance to Kvick's back!
Kvick trying to control the action but Jonson just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a series of strikes and Kvick wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Kvick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jonson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kvick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jonson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jonson being controlled here momentarily.
Jonson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick pulls Jonson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jonson from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kvick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kvick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonson manages to get himself to full guard.
Kvick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kvick landing with the ground and pound.
Kvick content to stall in guard here.
Kvick stopping the sweep attempt from Jonson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson is looking to sweep but instead, Kvick has passed into half guard.
Kvick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kvick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Kvick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kvick 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Kvick!
Our winner, Ivar Kvick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bravo (ranked 2401 p4p, 3240 weight class) and Kenny Omega (ranked 280 p4p, 369 weight class). Jonny Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Omega!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Omega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bravo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Omega.
Bravo is looking for a sweep. Omega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omega is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bravo to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Omega postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bravo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Omega, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega is looking for a kimura but Bravo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Omega to get the leverage.
Bravo is trying to control but can't.
Omega seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bravo has recovered full guard.
Omega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bravo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Omega passes into half guard.
Omega wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Omega controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Omega is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bravo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bravo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Omega regains half guard.
Bravo throwing shots but Omega is blocking nicely.
Omega looking for submissions off his back.
Omega tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omega is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravo is aware though and is defending well.
Bravo is posturing up here but Omega has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bravo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bravo has to tap! Slick submission there by Omega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Omega!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Hell (ranked 6294 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Jeremy Hiller (ranked 569 p4p, 419 weight class). Jeremy Hiller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Hiller!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Hiller as Hell shoots in.
Hiller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hiller lands a nice shot to the body.
Hiller gets the takedown into side control.
Hiller trying to control the action but Hell is working from the bottom.
Hiller is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hiller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hell is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hiller drops an elbow to the side of Hell's head.
Hell is trying to stand.
Hiller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hell actively working from the bottom here.
Hiller wants to control but Hell is keeping him busy.
Hiller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hiller in particular looking to stall.
Hiller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hiller trying to control from half guard but Hell is working away.
Hiller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hell defending well though.
Hell wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hell shoots in and bounces Hiller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hiller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller working for a triangle but Hell defends it easily.
Hell throwing strikes from guard but Hiller blocks nicely.
Hell tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiller is retaining full guard.
We've been informed that Hiller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hiller working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hell has passed into half guard!
Hiller controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hiller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've been hearing that Hell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hell works his way into full mount!
Hiller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Hell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Hiller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiller.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hell.
Hiller thuds his shin into the meat of Hell's side.
Hiller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hiller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hell walks into a left hand.
Hiller misses with a wild body shot.
Hiller lunges at Hell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hell's hand.
No luck for Hell with that takedown attempt.
Hiller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell with a poor takedown
and Hiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hiller scores with a jab. Hell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Hell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Hiller - that's a beauty! Hell is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hiller can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Hiller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismat Usman (ranked 3759 p4p, 5193 weight class) and Jeff Nash (ranked 419 p4p, 513 weight class). Jeff Nash has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismat Usman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Nash!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nash sprawls well. Nash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Usman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Usman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nash.
Nash cracks Usman with an open hand slap.
Usman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Usman finds it's way through Nash's defenses.
 It looks like Jeff Nash has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Usman sprawling to the canvas! Usman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nash finish him?!
Usman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usman throws a leg kick but Nash moved away.
Oh Usman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Usman misses with a takedown
and Nash counters with a left to the body.
Usman is breathing heavily.
Nash is stalking Usman. Usman circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Nash, and it's lights out! Usman really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Nash!
Jeff Nash is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Jeff Nash thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcao Craque (ranked 5073 p4p, 25009 weight class) and Hakon Hansen (ranked 530 p4p, 619 weight class). Falcao Craque had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Falcao Craque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakon Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hansen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craque quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Craque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Craque closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hansen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Craque lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Craque misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Craque backwards.
Hansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craques head.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Craque swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craque tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Craque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craque.
Hansen pushes Craque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Craque fails to land.
Craque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansens head.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Craque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craque throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Craque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craque pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craque misses with the head strike.
Craque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craque lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craque.
Craque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hansen or not.
Craque cracks Hansen with a nice body shot.
Craque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Craque.
Craque prevents a body shot from Hansen.
Craque lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craque lands an uppercut.
Craque lands with a left to the head.
Hansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craque lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hansen blocking some punches.
Craque scores with a shot to the side of Hansen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craque tries to work over Hansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craque lands with a short shot to the head.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Craque.
Craque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Craque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craque misses with a body punch.
Hansen is trying to maintain a safe position but Craque gets an underhook and turns Hansen into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Craque as Hansen tries to tie him up.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Craque.
Craque misses with some punches.
Hansen tries to throw a body punch but Craque avoids it by throwing Hansen back against the cage.
Hansen has Craque pushed against the cage.
Craque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hansen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Craque.
Craque misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craque pushes Hansen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craque lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hansen or not.
Hansen takes a shot to the head.
Craque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craque lands a nice uppercut.
Hansen pushes Craque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Craque on the inside.
Hansen takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Craque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craque makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen trying to control the position but instead, Craque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hansen into the cage.
Hansen throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craque lands with a left to the head.
Craque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Craque as Hansen tries to tie him up.
Craque lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hansen tries to stall but Craque uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Craque lands a left hand.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Hansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craque has a couple of punches blocked by Hansen.
Hansen tries to stall but Craque uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Craque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen working aggressively here.
Hansen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Craque.
A left hand lands to the body for Craque.
Craque lands with a light punch inside.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Craque lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Falcao Craque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Craque lands a nice looking body shot.
Hansen throws an off balance right hand
and Craque counters with a left to the body.
Hansen connects with the punch.
Craque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Craque lands a shoulder strike.
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craque pushes Hansen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Craque softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hansen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Craque is keeping busy.
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craque gets through Hansen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Craque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Craque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craque struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Craque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Craque.
Craque tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Craque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craque has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Craque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Craque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen has a couple of punches blocked by Craque.
Craque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craque.
Craque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
Hansen trying to control the position but instead, Craque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hansen into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Craque.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Craque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Craque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansens head.
Hansen is rocked!
Craque lands with a short shot to the head.
Hansen is still on wobbly legs! Can Craque finish him?
Craque lands with a short shot to the head.
Craque scores with a shot to the side of Hansen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Craque.
Craque lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hansen to his knees! Craque keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Falcao Craque!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gog Cox (ranked 5430 p4p, 5315 weight class) and Kivon Tamonte (ranked 531 p4p, 529 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamonte's choice of entrance music: King Von - Mine Too . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gog Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kivon Tamonte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tamonte's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox slips nicely into half guard.
Cox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tamonte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tamonte is rocked!
Cox lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tamonte quite badly. Tamonte pulls Cox in close trying to recover. Cox postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tamonte on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tamonte doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gog Cox!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyo Kiter (ranked 4108 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Usman Magomedsharipov (ranked 474 p4p, 481 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hyo Kiter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Usman Magomedsharipov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedsharipov as he jumps to the side.
Magomedsharipov feints a counter leg kick.
Magomedsharipov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kiter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Magomedsharipov connects with a decent elbow.
Magomedsharipov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Magomedsharipov working the body and head with strikes.
Kiter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kiter working over Magomedsharipov with some ground and pound. Magomedsharipov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiter stops Magomedsharipov from getting back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiter wants to pass the guard but Magomedsharipov is defending well.
Kiter winds up and cracks Magomedsharipov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedsharipov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magomedsharipov is trying to stand.
Kiter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kiter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magomedsharipov?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedsharipov is squirming around, avoiding Kiter's attempts to control the action.
Kiter prevents Magomedsharipov from getting the reversal.
Kiter lands a nice shot to the head.
Kiter looking to ground and pound but Magomedsharipov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter trying to control but Magomedsharipov is having none of it.
Kiter lands a heavy elbow.
Kiter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magomedsharipov is looking to escape.
Kiter breaks from Magomedsharipov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kiter tries to control but Magomedsharipov wriggling away.
Kiter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedsharipov is looking to improve his position but Kiter isn't that keen on the idea.
Magomedsharipov really wants to buck Kiter off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter 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.
Kiter scoring with strikes but Magomedsharipov is staying in there.
Kiter lands a couple of good shots and Magomedsharipov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kiter. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kiter controlling well, preventing Magomedsharipov from escaping the position.
Magomedsharipov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kiter scores with punches to the body.
Magomedsharipov is trying to stand back up.
Kiter wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Magomedsharipov hold on?! Kiter is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kiter throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Magomedsharipov!
Magomedsharipov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kiter is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Magomedsharipov up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedsharipov is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Magomedsharipov right now.
Kiter punishes Magomedsharipov with strikes from the back mount.
Magomedsharipov can't escape the position.
Magomedsharipov wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov looks winded!
Kiter throwing damaging strikes from the back! Magomedsharipov could be in trouble here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyo Kiter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kiter has closed the distance and engaged Magomedsharipov in a clinch.
Kiter lands a takedown into guard.
Kiter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedsharipov can do to turn this around?
Magomedsharipov wants to get back to his feet but Kiter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kiter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedsharipov is keeping the position for now.
Magomedsharipov keeping moving, preventing Kiter from controlling successfully.
Kiter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedsharipov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedsharipov wants to stand and escape but Kiter is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magomedsharipov wants to stand and escape but Kiter is having none of it.
Kiter trying to control but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov is looking to stand up but Kiter isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kiter is trying to defend but Magomedsharipov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magomedsharipov is looking to take a break and control but Kiter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kiter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiter.
Hyo Kiter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedsharipov is controlling him.
Kiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedsharipov is one step ahead there.
Magomedsharipov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kiter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Magomedsharipov won't allow Kiter to sweep him here.
Magomedsharipov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kiter's guard.
Kiter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kiter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kiter tries to get out of the position.
Magomedsharipov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiter controls Magomedsharipov momentarily but Magomedsharipov frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiter takes the fight into the clinch.
Magomedsharipov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Magomedsharipov manages to end up in side control.
Magomedsharipov wants to stand but Kiter has his arm trapped.
Kiter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kiter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kiter gets back to half guard.
Magomedsharipov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kiter controls his leg.
Magomedsharipov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiter's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedsharipov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kiter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kiter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyo Kiter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Kiter has managed to clinch.
Magomedsharipov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Magomedsharipov manages to end up in side control.
Kiter is looking for a sweep.
Magomedsharipov takes a little break here. Kiter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kiter tries to bench press Magomedsharipov off him but Magomedsharipov keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kiter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Magomedsharipov but great work by Kiter.
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!
Kiter wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kiter working the body and head with strikes.
Magomedsharipov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Kiter postures up.
Kiter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kiter scoring with punches and elbows.
Magomedsharipov parries the strikes from Kiter easily there. Kiter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Magomedsharipov to escape.
Magomedsharipov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kiter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Magomedsharipov is pushing Kiter's head away, looking to escape. Kiter manages to hold on to the position though.
Kiter wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping him busy.
Magomedsharipov pushes Kiter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kiter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Magomedsharipov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kiter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Magomedsharipov is refusing to be controlled, as Kiter sits in half guard.
Magomedsharipov tries to roll over but Kiter keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kiter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiter is trying to control. Magomedsharipov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiter moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Magomedsharipov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magomedsharipov some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiter trying to control the action but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov parries the strikes from Kiter easily there. Kiter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Magomedsharipov to escape.
Magomedsharipov is trying to buck Kiter off.
Magomedsharipov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kiter off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiter is trying to stand back up.
Kiter looking very determined here, making life difficult for Magomedsharipov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyo Kiter clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magomedsharipov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kiter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magomedsharipov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magomedsharipov cracks Kiter with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedsharipov is one step ahead there.
Magomedsharipov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiter's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter is trying to maintain the position but Magomedsharipov is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedsharipov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Kiter is keeping him busy.
Magomedsharipov working Kiter over with strikes.
Magomedsharipov stops Kiter from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Magomedsharipov.
Kiter gets full guard.
Magomedsharipov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magomedsharipov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedsharipov stopping the sweep attempt from Kiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magomedsharipov is in close to Kiter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kiter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kiter moves into range and clinches up with Magomedsharipov.
Kiter wants a takedown but no success here.
Magomedsharipov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kiter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiter keeping moving, preventing Magomedsharipov from controlling successfully.
Kiter looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiter, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov stands up over Kiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kiter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kiter won't allow Magomedsharipov to sweep him here.
Kiter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiter postures up and lands a big shot to Magomedsharipov's brow.
Magomedsharipov wants to get back to his feet but Kiter passes into half guard.
Kiter is trying to control. Magomedsharipov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magomedsharipov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiter wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping him busy.
Kiter prevents Magomedsharipov from standing back up.
Kiter working the head and body with strikes.
Magomedsharipov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov pushes Kiter off looking to stand but Kiter dives back in and keeps control.
Kiter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiter pulls his head out easily.
Kiter wants to take a breather but Magomedsharipov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedsharipov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kiter has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hyo Kiter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magomedsharipov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kiter on his heels. He'll look to pass Kiter's guard now, I'm sure.
Kiter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magomedsharipov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magomedsharipov is trying to stand.
Kiter working over Magomedsharipov with some ground and pound. Magomedsharipov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magomedsharipov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiter.
Magomedsharipov tries to roll over but Kiter keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magomedsharipov's head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kiter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kiter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedsharipov defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiter lands strikes from half guard.
Magomedsharipov is trying to stand back up but Kiter is controlling him
Kiter trying to control from half guard but Magomedsharipov is working away.
Kiter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kiter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magomedsharipov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Kiter there.
Magomedsharipov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Usman Magomedsharipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kiter prevents Magomedsharipov from standing back up.
Kiter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kiter is keen to just control but Magomedsharipov is a slippery customer.
Kiter stops Magomedsharipov from getting back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedsharipov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiter.
Kiter moves into range and clinches up with Magomedsharipov.
Magomedsharipov has hold of one of Kiter's legs. Kiter is fighting the takedown attempt but Magomedsharipov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedsharipov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiter stands and throws Magomedsharipov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magomedsharipov taking a bit of punishment here - Kiter scoring with strikes.
Kiter scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Magomedsharipov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedsharipov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Magomedsharipov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kiter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Magomedsharipov taking a bit of punishment here - Kiter scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedsharipov keeps working.
Kiter lands an elbow.
Magomedsharipov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kiter scoring with punches and elbows.
Kiter lands a nice forearm strike.
Kiter tries to advance to mount but Magomedsharipov instead regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiter wants to take a breather but Magomedsharipov is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyo Kiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyo Kiter!
Hyo Kiter is the new welterweight champion!
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